Shan Xiongxin

Shan Xiongxin
单雄信
Left Wuhou General
In office
617 (617)–618 (618)
MonarchLi Mi
Grand General
In office
618 (618)–620 (620)
MonarchWang Shichong
Personal details
Bornunknown
Caoxian
Died5 June 621
Luoyang

Shan Xiongxin (? – 5 June 621[1]) was a general, top warrior and peasant uprising leader during the transitional era between the Sui and Tang dynasties.

  1. ^ Volume 189 of Zizhi Tongjian mentioned that Shan Xiongxin was executed along with other supporters of Wang Shichong on the dingmao day of the 5th month of the 4th year of the Wude era of Li Yuan's reign. This corresponds to 5 Jun 621 on the Julian calendar. ([武德四年五月]丁卯,世民入宫城,命记室房玄龄先入中书、门下省收隋图籍制诏,已为世充所毁,无所获。命萧瑀、窦轨等封府库,收其金帛,班赐将士。收世充之党罪尤大者段达、王隆、崔洪丹、薛德音、杨汪、孟孝义、单雄信、杨公卿、郭什柱、郭士衡、董睿、张童儿、王德仁、朱粲、郭善才等十馀人斩于洛水之上。 )