五代义子假子制度 / Five Dynasties Adoptive-Son System

Five Dynasties adoptive-son system names EP252 《太平年》之外的五代十国，什么样？’s discussion of义子 and假子 ties in late Tang and Five Dynasties military groups. The source treats adoption, name changes, and pseudo-kinship as tools for expanding armed capacity and binding loyalty when formal institutions were weak.

Figures such as [[LiKeyong|李克用]], [[LiCunxu|李存勖]], and [[LiSiyuan|李嗣源]] make the system concrete. The episode also notes that after regime change, names could be changed again to cut old bonds or signal a new affiliation.

Connections

• Military Personalization / 军队私人化 - power organized through commanders and personal ties.
• [[LaterTang|后唐]] - major regime cluster where the pattern appears.
• 五代继承危机 / Five Dynasties Succession Crisis - private kinship could strengthen armies without guaranteeing stable inheritance.