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Li Tan

Type Figure Region Shandong Time c. 1240–1283 Also known as Li Tan、Heir Prince of Yidu

Li Tan (c. 1240–1262), heir prince of the Li clan of Yidu and a leading hereditary Han-land lord of the early Yuan, who rebelled in 1262 and was defe…

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  1. c. 1240–1262Yidu · ShandongHe inherited his father Li Quan's territory at Yidu, holding key positions in Shandong, and was one of the most powerful Han-land lords under Mongol rule.
  2. 1263–1281Yidu · ShandongIn the early Zhongtong years he nominally submitted to Kublai Khan while retaining control of military, civilian, and fiscal affairs; relations with the center wavered between curtailment of his powers and autonomy, and suspicions gradually grew.
  3. 1282–1283Shandong · ShandongIn the second month of Zhongtong three (1262) he raised the standard at Yidu, calling himself Grand General Who Protects Song, and successively took Jinan and other places, launching the largest Han-land hereditary-lord rebellion of the early Yuan and shaking the court.
  4. 1283Yidu · ShandongKublai ordered Shi Tianze, Azu, and others to lead armies against him; in the eighth month of that year Jinan fell, Li Tan was killed, the Li clan of Yidu was destroyed, and the Yuan further curtailed the Han-land hereditary lords.

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