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| Post = Marquis Min }} Li Dian (birth and death dates unknown), courtesy name Mancheng, was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He participated in the Battle of Guandu in 200 between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. He also played a significant role in the defence of Hefei during the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford of 214–215 against the forces of Sun Quan. ==Early life and career== Li Dian was from Juye county (鉅野縣), Shanyang commandery (山陽郡), which is in present-day Juye County, Heze, Shandong. His uncle Li Qian (李乾) was an influential man in the region and had thousands of retainers working under him in Chengshi (乘氏; southwest of present-day Juye County, Heze, Shandong).〔(李典字曼成，山陽鉅野人也。典從父乾，有雄氣，合賔客數千家在乘氏。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 18.〕 During the Chuping era (190–193) in the reign of Emperor Xian of the Eastern Han dynasty, Li Qian and Li Dian led their followers to assist the warlord Cao Cao in suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion and they defeated the rebels at Shouzhang (壽張). Li Dian and his uncle later followed Cao Cao in the latter's campaigns against rival warlords such as Yuan Shu and Tao Qian.〔(初平中，以衆隨太祖，破黃巾於壽張，又從擊袁術，征徐州。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 18.〕 When conflict broke out between Cao Cao and Lü Bu in 194, Cao sent Li Qian back to Chengshi to reaffirm the support of the locals towards him. Lü Bu's subordinates Xue Lan (薛蘭) and Li Feng (李封) tried to persuade Li Qian to defect to their side but Li Qian refused and was killed by them. Cao Cao then gave command of Li Qian's troops to Li Qian's son, Li Zheng (李整), and sent some of his men to assist Li Zheng to attack Xue Lan and Li Feng. Li Zheng achieved victory over Xue Lan and Li Feng, and later helped to pacify the various counties in Yan Province. He was appointed as the Inspector (刺史) of Qing Province.〔(呂布之亂，太祖遣乾還乘氏，慰勞諸縣。布別駕薛蘭、治中李封招乾，欲俱叛，乾不聽，遂殺乾。太祖使乾子整將乾兵，與諸將擊蘭、封。蘭、封破，從平兖州諸縣有功，稍遷青州刺史。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 18.〕 After Li Zheng's death, Li Dian was appointed as the Prefect (令) of Yingyin county (潁陰縣) and as a "General of the Household" (中郎將) and took over command of his cousin's troops. Li Dian was known to be very studious since he was a youth, and he showed little interest in military affairs. He read classics such as the ''Spring and Autumn Annals'' and the ''Zuo Zhuan''. Cao Cao was pleased with Li Dian and wanted to test the latter's abilities.〔(魏書曰：典少好學，不樂兵事，乃就師讀春秋左氏傳，博觀羣書。太祖善之，故試以治民之政。) ''Wei Shu'' annotation in ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 18.〕 He reassigned Li Dian to be the Administrator (太守) of Lihu commandery (離狐郡; southeast of present-day Dongming, Shandong), where Li was primarily in charge of managing civil affairs.〔(整卒，典徙潁陰令，為中郎將，將整軍，遷離狐太守。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 18.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Li Dian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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