Li Keyong (Chinese: 李克用; pinyin: Lǐ Kèyòng) (October 24, 856 – February 24, 908) was a Chinese military general and politician. He was a Shatuo military governor (Jiedushi) during the late Tang Dynasty and was key to developing a base of power for the Shatuo in what is today Shanxi Province in China. His son, Li Cunxu (Emperor Zhuangzong) would eventually become the founder of the Later Tang dynasty.
Born | Family name: Originally Zhūyé (朱邪),later Lǐ (李) (changed 869)Given name: Kèyòng (克用) |
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8 February 1924 (aged )
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