Li Ji; Li Chi

Japanese: 李勣 - りせき（英語表記）Li Ji; Li Chi

[Born] Kaioh 14 (594)
[Deceased] Sosho 2 (669).12.3.
A famous general in the early Tang Dynasty of China. Born in Lihu, Caozhou (near Danxian, Shandong Province). His real name was Xu Shiji, and his pen name was Mao Gong. His posthumous name was Zhenwu. He was originally a subordinate of the great hero Li Mi at the end of the Sui Dynasty. He went to the Tang Dynasty and was given the surname Li, avoiding Taizong's given name and calling himself Li Ji. He was known for his contributions to the pacification of the great heroes Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong. In 630, together with Li Jing, he attacked the headquarters of the Eastern Turks and won a great victory, and later defeated Xue Yantuo on the northern border. In his later years, he accompanied Taizong on his personal campaigns against Goguryeo, and after several failures, he finally defeated them in 668, the first year of Gaozong's reign. This spread the power of the Tang Dynasty to the Korean Peninsula. Taizong personally appointed him as a great general on par with Li Jing.

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Japanese:

[生]開皇14(594)
[没]総章2(669).12.3.
中国，唐初の名将。曹州離狐 (山東省単県付近) の人。本名は徐世勣。字は懋 (ぼう) 功。諡は貞武。もと隋末の群雄李密の部下。唐に下り李姓を賜わり，太宗の諱 (いみな) を避け李勣と称した。群雄竇建徳 (とうけんとく) ，王世充らの平定に功があった。貞観4 (630) 年李靖とともに東突厥の本拠を討ち大勝し，のち北辺の薛延陀 (せつえんだ) を破った。晩年は太宗の親征に従って高句麗の遠征に従事し，数回失敗したのち，高宗の総章1 (668) 年ついにこれを滅ぼし，唐の勢力を朝鮮半島に広げた。李靖と並ぶ名将として太宗に親任された。

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