Li Hu (general)

Li Hu (Chinese: 李虎; died 551 or 554), courtesy name Wenbin (文彬), Xianbei name Daye Hu (大野虎), was a Chinese general and official of the Northern Wei and Western Wei dynasties.As one of the state's most distinguished generals, he became one of the Eight Zhuguo (八柱國) in 548. He was the grandfather of Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty, during which he was honored with the temple name of Emperor Taizu (太祖皇帝).