Li Cunshen

Li Cunshen
Personal details
Born862 or early 863
likely modern Zhoukou, Henan
DiedJune 16, 924[1]
modern Beijing
Children
  • Fu Yanchao (符彥超), son
  • Fu Yanrao (符彥饒), son
  • Fu Yanqing, son
  • Fu Yanneng (符彥能), son
  • Fu Yanlin (符彥琳), son
OccupationMilitary general, politician, singer
FatherFu Chu (符楚)
Full nameSurname: Fú (), later changed to Lǐ ()
Given name: Cún (), later changed to Cúnshěn ()
Courtesy name: Déxiáng ()
Li Cunshen
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Cúnshěn
Wade–GilesLi3 Ts'un2-shen3

Li Cunshen (李存審; 862[2] – June 16, 924[1][3]), né Fu Cun (符存), often referred to in historical sources as Fu Cunshen (符存審), courtesy name Dexiang (德詳), was a Chinese military general, politician, and singer of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period dynasty Later Tang and Later Tang's predecessor state Jin. He was an adoptive son of Jin's first prince Li Keyong and later served in a number of major campaigns under the reign of Li Keyong's son (Li Cunshen's adoptive brother) Li Cunxu, helping Li Cunxu to establish Later Tang as its Emperor Zhuangzong.