Li Te
Li Te (李特, 240s - March 303),
courtesy name Xuanxiu (玄休),
posthumously King Jing of Chengdu (成都景王) and later
Emperor Jing (景皇帝), was the spiritual founder of the
Ba-Di-led
Cheng-Han dynasty during the
Sixteen Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Under the ruling
Jin dynasty (266–420), he and many people from present-day
Gansu sought refuge in
Yizhou due to
Qi Wannian's rebellion. In 300, he ousted the rebelling provincial Inspector,
Zhao Xin, and established a strong presence in the region. He initially agreed to coexist with the new Inspector,
Luo Shang, but due to conflicting interests, they eventually went to war with each other. Li Te had the upper hand early on, and in 303, he hinted at the formation of a new state. However, before he could do so, he was abruptly killed in an ambush by Jin forces. Regardless, his younger brother
Li Liu and his son
Li Xiong continued the war, with the latter finally forcing Luo Shang out from the provincial capital,
Chengdu in 304. Li Xiong established the state of Cheng (later named Han in 338), and posthumously honoured his father as a king and later an emperor.
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