李克用 / Li Keyong

Li Keyong / 李克用 is the Shatuo military leader used in EP252 《太平年》之外的五代十国，什么样？ to explain late Tang and Five Dynasties military politics. The episode links him to broad use of adoptive sons or假子 as a way to expand armed force and bind loyalty.

In the source, Li Keyong’s world helps explain why [[LaterTang|后唐]] cannot be treated only as a dynastic title. It grows out of military households, private ties, ethnic frontier elements, and command networks.

Connections

• [[LaterTang|后唐]], [[LiCunxu|李存勖]], and [[LiSiyuan|李嗣源]] - regime and successor figures.
• 五代义子假子制度 / Five Dynasties Adoptive-Son System - key source mechanism.
• Military Personalization / 军队私人化 - broader pattern of power attached to commanders.