Overview
Li Zaiyi was a Military Governor and General.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Fanggu | 方谷 | Fanggu |
| Posthumous name | Grand Marshal | 太尉 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 837 開成二年Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 53
Age
- 50Reckoning StatedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 53
Attested activity
- AD 833 太和七年Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 37
- AD 829 太和三年Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 32
- AD 835 太和九年Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 52
- AD 831 太和五年春Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 34
- AD 830 太和四年Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 33
- AD 825 to AD 826 寶曆中Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 24, 26
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- AD 827 to AD 829 幽州李載義Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 213, passages 190, 192
- AD 826 to AD 831 李載義Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 230
- AD 837 開成二年Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 53
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Prince Min of Changshan (常山湣王)descendant 之後Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 18
- Child of Father of Li Zaiyifather 父Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 20
- Child of Mother of Li Zaiyimother 母Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 39
Career and standing
- Grand Counselor 平章事AD 829 太和三年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 32
- Palace Attendant 侍中AD 835 太和九年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 52
- Grand Guardian and Concurrent Grand Counselor 太保、同平章事AD 831 太和五年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 35
- Grand Guardian 太保AD 830 太和四年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 33
- acting Minister of Revenue 檢校戶部尚書AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 27
- acting Right Vice Director 檢校右僕射AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 30
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- Censor-in-Chief 御史大夫AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 27
- commander of the vanguard guard 衙前都知兵馬使AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 23
- Sikong (Minister of Works) 司空AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 31
- vice military governor of Youzhou-Lulong 幽州盧龍等軍節度副大使AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 27
- acting Grand Master for Splendid Happiness 檢校光祿大夫HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 23
- investigating censor 監察御史HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 23
- General of Chariots and Cavalry 驃騎大將軍Recalled from mourningDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 39
- defender of the Northern Capital and Hedong military governor 北都留守、河東節度AD 833 太和七年 · TransferredDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 37
- military governor of Shannan West Circuit 山南西道節度AD 831 太和五年 · TransferredDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 36
- substantive fief of three hundred households 實封三百戶AD 829 太和三年 · GrantedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 32
- Golden Pouch and Purple Regalia 金紫GrantedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 31
- Kaifu Yitong Sansi (privileges equal to the Three Ducal Ministers) 開府儀同三司GrantedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 38
- Grand Marshal 太尉Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 53
- Prince of Wuwei Commandery 武威郡王EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 27
- EnteredMourningDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 39
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 27
- At Taiyuan 太原 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 37
- At Xingyuan 興元 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 36
- At Youzhou 幽州 · Relation Native activityDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 19, 22
Learning and skills
- Skill drawing heavy bows and wrestling 挽強角牴 · Level excelledDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 21
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Li Chang (李暢) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 45-49
Events and relationships
- Assaulted and tried to killDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 55
- Campaigned againstDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 29, 31
- Defeated Khitan and captured royal leaderAD 830 太和四年 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 33
- Disciplined Uyghur envoyDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 45, 50
- Driven outDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 34
- Executed wife children and troops ofDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 56
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- Killed Zhu YansiDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 26
- Massed troops on borderDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 213, passage 190
- Obtained banners and ruledPolitical · Commander · At Youzhou 幽州 · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 230
- Refused seized envoysDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 213, passage 192
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Liu Ji (劉濟)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 22
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment arrogant and tyrannical in later years · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 54
- Assessment ruled-with-benevolence-and-obeyed-court · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passages 230, 235
Source notes
- Arbitrarily killed Yang Zhicheng's wife, children, and accompanying officers and soldiersDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 56
References in the histories
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