a coup de main all the territory west of (
Chinese characters) Yü-mên between
(Chinese characters) An-hsi and Su-chou in Eansnh, and styled himself Duke of Lianga. He was studious and well-read in the Classics and in history. The people canonised him as (Chinese characters).
1155
Li K'o-yung (Chinese characters). Died A.D. 908. A renowned commander, who flourished towards the close of the T'ang dynasty. His father, whose surname was (Chinese characters) Chu-yeh, was a chieftain of a Turkic tribe occupying a region near Lake Balkash. He himself took
service with the Imperial forces, and aided so efficiently in repelling
the Turfan invaders that in 869 the Emperor I Tsung conferred
upon him the Imperial surname Li, adding to it the honorary
name (Chinese characters) Kuo-ch'ang. In 884 he put down the rebellion of
Huang Ch'ao. In 907 he set up the independent State of Chin in
Shansi, with his capital at the modern T'ai-yüan Fu, and adopted (Chinese characters)(used by the last T'ang Emperor) as his year-title. He
excelled in archery, and marvellous tales are told of his skill.
From having lost the sight of one eye, he became known as the
(Chinese characters) One-eyed Dragon.
1156
Li Ku (Chinese characters) (T. (Chinese characters)). Died A.D. 147. Son of Li Ho. He
rose to be Governor of Ching-chou under the Emperor Shun Ti
of the Han dynasty, but fell a victim to intrigue in connection
with the murder of the Emperor Ghih Ti and the accession of
Huan Ti, and was put to death.
1157
Li Ku-yen (Chinese characters) (T. (Chinese characters)). Died A.D. 847. A statesman
who held high office under several Emperors of the T'ang dynasty.
While still a student he met an old dame who told him that in
the following year he would take a place "under the hibiscus
mirror." When he went up for his examination he found these
very words in the theme, and subsequently graduated as chuang
yuan or Senior Wrangler.
1158
Li' Kua (Chinese characters) A.D. 742—805. Eldest son of Li Yü, whom he
