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Li Cunxiao
Adopted son and cavalry commander of the Shatuo leader Li Keyong who captured the imperial general Sun Kui, rebelled at Xingzhou and was torn apart by chariots
At dusk on a hilltop, a large tent stands open with a table holding a map marked with small stones inside, a saddled horse tethered outside, and fire stands burning; campfires dot the river plain below, and one tiny sentry stands on the slope.
Also known as An Jingsi
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Li Cunxiao, born An Jingsi at Feihu in Daizhou, was taken in by the Shatuo commander Li Keyong during his campaigns north of Dai and adopted under a new name. A fierce fighter who led cavalry charges in person, he ambushed the imperial expedition sent against Li Keyong under Zhang Jun in 890, capturing Sun Kui, the court's new governor of Zhaoyi, near Zhangzi. After he took the prefectures of Xing, Ming and Ci, Li Keyong gave the Zhaoyi command to Kang Junli instead, and his long quarrel with another adopted son, Li Cunxin, deepened his resentment. In 892 he broke with Li Keyong at Xingzhou, submitted to the court, and sought support from Wang Rong and Zhu Wen. Besieged and out of food, he came out to beg forgiveness in the third month of 894, but Li Keyong had him torn apart by chariots; the New History of the Five Dynasties places him among the adopted sons.
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Dates Birth unknown–894 CE