Li Yanlu (李彥魯) (died 915) was a son of
Li Jihui Li Jihui () (died 914), né Yang Chongben () (and usually referred to by that name in historical sources), was a Chinese politician and warlord in the late Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and early Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Qi, who ...
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Tang Dynasty
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Qi warlord who controlled Jingnan Circuit (靜難, headquartered in modern
Xianyang
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Shaanxi
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) who briefly controlled Jingnan Circuit after he poisoned his father to death.
It is not known when Li Yanlu was born. In 914, for reasons lost to history, he poisoned his father Li Jihui to death, and then took over Jingnan, claiming the title of acting military governor.
['']Zizhi Tongjian
''Zizhi Tongjian'' () is a pioneering reference work in Chinese historiography, published in 1084 AD during the Northern Song dynasty in the form of a chronicle recording Chinese history from 403 BC to 959 AD, covering 16 dynast ...
'', vol. 269. He controlled the circuit for a little over 50 days,
['' History of the Five Dynasties'', vol. 13.] before his adoptive brother (Li Jihui's adoptive son) Li Baoheng (李保衡) killed him and surrendered to Qi's enemy
Later Liang. Qi was not able to again recapture Jingnan after that point.
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Notes and references
* '' History of the Five Dynasties'', vol. 13.
* ''New History of the Five Dynasties
The ''Historical Records of the Five Dynasties'' (''Wudai Shiji'') is a Chinese history book on the Five Dynasties period (907–960), written by the Song dynasty official Ouyang Xiu in private. It was drafted during Ouyang's exile from 1036 to ...
'', vol. 40.
* ''Zizhi Tongjian
''Zizhi Tongjian'' () is a pioneering reference work in Chinese historiography, published in 1084 AD during the Northern Song dynasty in the form of a chronicle recording Chinese history from 403 BC to 959 AD, covering 16 dynast ...
'', vol. 269.
915 deaths
Qi (Li Maozhen's state) generals
Year of birth unknown
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