Li Bing (李昞; d. 572), was a Chinese politician of the

Northern Zhou Zhou (), known in historiography as the Northern Zhou (), was a Xianbei-led Dynasties in Chinese history, dynasty of China that lasted from 557 to 581. One of the Northern and Southern dynasties#Northern dynasties, Northern dynasties of China's ...

dynasty, during the

Northern and Southern dynasties The Northern and Southern dynasties () was a period of political division in the history of China that lasted from 420 to 589, following the tumultuous era of the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Eastern Jin dynasty. It is sometimes considered a ...

period. He was the father of Gaozu, the founding emperor of the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

. His father, Li Hu (李虎), served as a major general under the

Western Wei Wei (), known in historiography as the Western Wei (), was an imperial dynasty of China that followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei. One of the Northern dynasties during the era of the Northern and Southern dynasties, it ruled the weste ...

general

Yuwen Tai Yuwen Tai () (505/7 – 21 November 556According to Yuwen Tai's biography in ''Book of Zhou'', he died aged 52 (by East Asian reckoning) on the ''yihai'' day of the 10th month of the 3rd year of the reign of Emperor Gong of Western Wei. This co ...

, and was created the Duke of Longxi in 554; Li Bing eventually inherited his father's title, and became the Duke of Tang (唐國公) in 22 September 564. He was appointed ''zhuguo'' on 27 June 571. His posthumous title was the Benevolent Duke of Tang (唐仁公). After his son became emperor, he was granted the

posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary Personal name, name given mainly to revered dead people in East Asian cultural sphere, East Asian culture. It is predominantly used in Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. ...

of Yuan (元皇帝) on 19 July 618, while his temple name was Shizu (世祖).

Family

Parents * Father: Li Hu (李虎) * Mother: Lady Liang (梁氏),

Empress Jinglie (景烈皇后) Wife(s) and issue: * Empress Yuanzhen, of the Dugu clan of Henan (元贞皇后独孤氏), daughter of

Dugu Xin Dugu Xin ( Chinese: 獨孤信; 503 – 24 April 557), Xianbei name Qimitou (期彌頭), known as Dugu Ruyuan (獨孤如願) before 540, was a general and official during the chaotic Northern and Southern dynasties period of imperial China ...

** Li Cheng, Prince of Liang (梁王李澄), 1st son ** Li Zhan, Prince of Shu (蜀王李湛), 2nd son ** Li Hong, Prince of Zheng (鄭王李洪), 3rd son ** Li Yuan, ''Emperor Gaozu'' (唐高祖李淵; April 566 – 25 June 635), 4th son ** Princess Tong'an (同安公主), 1st daughter *** Married Wang Yu (王裕),Wang Yu is a son of Wang Jian, who in turn is a son of Wang Sizheng (王思政) (同安公主，高祖同母媦也。下嫁隋州刺史王裕。......。裕，隋司徒柬之子，终开府仪同三司。) ''Xin Tang Shu'', vol.83. It is likely that the "Wang Jian" mentioned here refers to Wang Bing (王秉), whose names have been rendered as "Wang Jian" or "Wang Kang" (王康) in order to avoid the naming taboo of Li Bing. Vol.62 of ''Bei Shi'' indicate that Wang Sizheng was made ''Jun'gong'' of Taiyuan and that his son Wang Kang inherited the peerage when Sizheng died; Wang Kang was eventually made ''zhu'guo'' (王思政，太原祁人，....，帝乃西迁。进爵太原郡公....子康，...后为周文亲信。思政陷后，诏以因水城陷，非战之罪，增邑三千五百户，以康袭爵太原公，...保定二年，历安、襄二州总管，位柱国。) However, vol.5 of ''Zhou Shu'' indicate that Wang Jian, who was Duke of Taiyuan, was made ''zhu'guo'' on 26 Jul 571 ( ��和六年��月乙未，以大将军、太原公王柬为柱国。). Then, vol.6 of Zhou Shu further indicate that Wang Kang, who was Duke of Taiyuan, was made the official in charge of military affairs in Xiangzhou on 8 Feb 575 (建德四年春正月戊辰，...，太原公王康为襄州总管。). and had issue (one son and one daughter) * Unknown: ** Lady Li (李氏), 2nd daughter *** Married Lu Yu (鹿裕)

References

* 572 deaths Northern Zhou government officials Year of birth uncertain {{China-politician-stub