1. Li Guang was a Chinese military general of the Western Han dynasty.
13 Facts About Li Guang
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Li Guang was known to the Xiongnu as a tough opponent when it came to fortress defense, and his presence was sometimes enough for the Xiongnu to abort a siege.
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Li Guang committed suicide shortly after the Battle of Mobei in 119 BC.
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Li Guang was blamed for failing to arrive at the battlefield in time, creating a gap in the encirclement and allowing Ichise Chanyu to escape after a confrontation between Wei Qing and the Chanyu's main force, which the Han army narrowly managed to defeat.
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Li Guang belonged to the Longxi branch of the Li clan.
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Li Guang was a descendant of Laozi and the Qin general Li Xin, as well as an ancestor of the Western Liang and Tang dynasty monarchs.
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Li Guang was the grandfather of general Li Ling who defected to the Xiongnu.
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Li Guang earned the favor of Emperor Wen, who said of him: "If he had been born in the time of Emperor Gaozu, he would have been given a fief of ten thousand households without any difficulty".
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Li Guang first distinguished himself during the Rebellion of the Seven States, where he served under the Grand General Zhou Yafu.
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Li Guang had a nasty tendency of losing direction during mobilisations; in field battles, he was often outnumbered and surrounded by superior enemies.
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Wei Qing then assigned Li Guang to combine forces with Zhao Shiqi on an eastern flanking route through a barren plain.
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Li Guang protested against the arrangement and angrily stormed out of the main camp.
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Li Guang is mentioned by his nickname in Wang Changling's seven-character quatrain "On the Frontier".