李嗣源 / Li Siyuan

Li Siyuan / 李嗣源 is one of the Later Tang figures named in EP252 《太平年》之外的五代十国，什么样？’s discussion of adoptive sons, name changes, and military loyalty. The episode treats such ties as practical substitutes for weak formal institutions in a violent age.

His importance here is structural. Li Siyuan shows how 五代义子假子制度 / Five Dynasties Adoptive-Son System could create real military capacity while also making personal bonds, names, and regime changes politically charged.

Connections

• [[LaterTang|后唐]], [[LiKeyong|李克用]], and [[LiCunxu|李存勖]] - military and dynastic cluster.
• 五代义子假子制度 / Five Dynasties Adoptive-Son System - main source concept.
• Military Personalization / 军队私人化 - broader power pattern.