Li Bian

Emperor Liezu of Southern Tang
南唐烈祖
Emperor of (Southern) Tang (more...)
1st emperor of Southern Tang
ReignNovember 10, 937[1][2] – March 30, 943
SuccessorLi Jing (Emperor Yuanzong), son
BornJanuary 7, 889[3][1]
Pengcheng, Xú Prefecture, Tang dynasty
DiedMarch 30, 943 (Aged 54) [1][4]
Jinling Municipality, Southern Tang dynasty
Burial
Qin Mausoleum (欽陵; in modern Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu)
Wives
Concubines
  • Chong Shiguang (种時光)
  • Lady Ji (吉)
  • Lady Zhou (周)
  • Lady Meng (孟)
Issue
Names
Originally Li Pengnu (李彭奴), later changed to Xu Zhigao (徐知誥), then to Xu Gao (徐誥), Li Ang (李昂), Li Huang (李晃), Li Dan (李旦), and finally to Li Bian (李昪)
Era name and dates
Shēngyúan (昇元): November 10, 937 – April 8, 943[1][4]
Posthumous name
Emperor Guangwen Suwu Xiaogao
(光文肅武孝高皇帝) (full)
Temple name
Lièzǔ (烈祖)
HouseLi (by birth)
Xu (adoptive)
DynastySouthern Tang
Father
  • Li Rong (李榮), biological father
  • Xu Wen, adoptive father
Mother
  • Lady Liu (劉), biological mother
  • Lady Li (李), adoptive mother
Li Bian
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Biàn
Xu Gao
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXú Gào
Xu Zhigao
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXú Zhīgào
Li Pengnu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Péngnú
Li Zhenglun / Xu Zhenglun
Traditional Chinese /
Simplified Chinese /
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Zhènglún / Xú Zhènglún

Li Bian (7 January 889 – 30 March 943), courtesy name Zhenglun, known as Xu Gao between 937 and 939 and Xu Zhigao before 937, and possibly Li Pengnu during his childhood, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Liezu of Southern Tang, was the founder and first emperor of the Chinese Southern Tang dynasty. In traditional histories, he is also often referred to as the First Lord of Southern Tang (南唐先主). He was an adopted son and successor of the Yang Wu regent Xu Wen who usurped power from the Yang Wu emperor Yang Pu.