– 5 June 621[1]) was a general, top warrior and peasant uprising leader during the transitional era between the Sui and Tang dynasties.

When the uprising of Wagang Army broke out in 613, Shan Xiongxin and his friend Xu Shiji joined this peasant rebellion.

In 617, after the highest power of the Wagang Army shifted from Zhai Rang to Li Mi, Shan Xiongxin was promoted to Left Wuhou General.

[3][4] In 618, Shan Xiongxin took part in the battle between Wagang Army and Yuwen Huaji, who just executed the Emperor Yang of Sui earlier in the same year.

In 620, Tang forces, led by Li Shimin, started to attack Wang Shichong, aiming to wipe him out and reunify China.

He had an elder brother named Shan Xiongzhong, who was accidentally killed by Li Yuan, who later became the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty.

Shan brothers were said to be gang heads in Hebei area with good reputations on helping poor people and punish bad officials.

In the legend, he had at least one son called Shan Tianchang, who submitted to the Tang dynasty later, and was finally killed in a battle against Turkic Khaganate.