Shi Xiancheng

Shi Xiancheng (史憲誠) (died July 30, 829) was a general of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, who ruled Weibo Circuit (魏博, headquartered in modern Handan, Hebei) semi-independently from the imperial government.

It is not known when Shi Xiancheng was born. His ancestors were of Xi stock, but had submitted to Tang Dynasty and resided at Lingwu. Both his grandfather Shi Daode (史道德) and father Shi Zhouluo (史周洛) served in the army of Weibo Circuit and, for their achievements, were created princes, with Shi Zhouluo having done so under the military governor (Jiedushi) Tian Ji'an. Shi Xiancheng was known for bravery and served under his father Shi Zhouluo in the Weibo army.

By 819, during the reign of Emperor Xianzong, when Tian Hongzheng was serving as military governor and was following imperial orders in attacking the warlord Li Shidao, who ruled Pinglu Circuit (平盧, headquartered in modern Tai'an, Shandong), Shi Xiancheng served as Tian's forward commander in leading 4,000 soldiers across the Yellow River to attack Pinglu. With Weibo forces pressuring Pinglu's capital Yun Prefecture (鄆州) directly, Li's subordinate Liu Wu killed Li and surrendered. As a result of Shi's contributions, he was given the honorary title of deputy chief imperial censor (御史中丞, Yushi Zhongcheng).

As a result of Emperor Xianzong's military victories, the various circuits all submitted to his rule. After Emperor Xianzong died in 820 and was succeeded by his son Emperor Muzong, however, soldiers at Lulong (盧龍, headquartered in modern Beijing) and Chengde (成德, headquartered in modern Shijiazhuang, Hebei) Chengde rebelled under the leadership of Zhu Kerong and Wang Tingcou, respectively, in 821 — and in Wang's uprising, he killed Tian Hongzheng, who had been transferred to Chengde Circuit. Tian's successor as military governor of Weibo, Li Su, was originally set to launch a campaign against Chengde when he fell ill. Emperor Muzong thus made Tian's son Tian Bu as the new military governor of Weibo.

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