Li Guang

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Li Guang was a renowned military general of the Western Han dynasty, celebrated for his bravery and frontier campaigns against the Xiongnu.

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Li Guang canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Han dynasty general ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military general ⓘ
associatedWith Han–Xiongnu Wars ⓘ
linked to: Han–Xiongnu War
battlefieldRole frontier defense ⓘ
characterTrait brave ⓘ
impetuous ⓘ
strict with himself ⓘ
clan Li clan of Longxi ⓘ
linked to: Li clan of Tang
commandType cavalry forces ⓘ
country Han dynasty ⓘ
courtesyName Junli ⓘ
culturalDepiction appears as a heroic general in Chinese literature ⓘ
deathCause suicide ⓘ
deathContext after failure in a campaign against the Xiongnu ⓘ
to avoid court martial ⓘ
descendant Li Guangli ⓘ
Li Ling ⓘ
dynastyServed Western Han dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Western Han period
era Western Han period ⓘ
ethnicity Han Chinese ⓘ
familyName Li ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Guang ⓘ
historicalAssessment valiant but often unlucky in campaigns ⓘ
knownAs Flying General ⓘ
language Chinese ⓘ
legacy inspiration for later literary and historical works ⓘ
mentionedIn Book of Han ⓘ
Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ
militaryBranch Han imperial army ⓘ
linked to: Han imperial forces
nativeRegion Longxi Commandery ⓘ
notableFor bravery in battle ⓘ
frontier campaigns against the Xiongnu ⓘ
occupation general ⓘ
opponent Xiongnu ⓘ
posthumousReputation symbol of tragic heroism in Chinese history ⓘ
regionOfActivity northern frontiers of the Han dynasty ⓘ
reputation popular among soldiers ⓘ
renowned for archery skills ⓘ
renowned for personal courage ⓘ
servedUnder Emperor Jing of Han ⓘ
Emperor Wu of Han ⓘ
serviceType hereditary military service family ⓘ
tacticalStyle fast cavalry raids ⓘ
timePeriod 2nd century BCE ⓘ
weaponSpecialty bow and arrow ⓘ

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Emperor Wu of Han → general → Li Guang ⓘ