Xu Wan (died 902) was a general during the late

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

who served and later turned against the warlord Qian Liu.

Early life

Xu Wan initially followed warlord

Sun Ru Sun Ru (; died July 3, 892Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 259.), formally the Prince of Le'an (), was a Chinese military general and politician during the Tang Dynasty. He initially served as a general ...

, but after Sun Ru was destroyed by warlord Yang Xingmi in 892, Xu Wan took many of his soldiers east to join warlord Qian Liu.

Rebellion

In fall 902, Xu along with Xu Zaisi (許再思) rebelled against Qian, put Qian's home base

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under siege, and with the support of opportunist warlord Tian Jun almost destroyed Qian. Qian had to send a son to rival warlord Yang Xingmi as hostage in exchange for military assistance. Yang agreed, and Yang's general

Li Shenfu Li Shenfu () (died 904) was a general who served under the major warlord Yang Xingmi the military governor (''Jiedushi'') of Huainan Circuit (淮南, headquartered in modern Yangzhou, Jiangsu) late in the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. Background ...

defeated and captured Xu. Xu was delivered to Qian, who executed him.

References

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