Li Bingchang (李秉常)

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Bingchang as a ruler. This record brings together 6 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Li Bingchang	李秉常	Li Bingchang
Personal	Bingchang	秉常	Bingchang
Given	Bingchang	秉常
Given	Bingchang	秉常	Bǐngcháng
Title	King of Xia	夏國王
Surname	Li	李	Li
Surname	Li	李
Surname	Li	李	Lǐ
Personal	Li Bingchang	李秉常	Lǐ Bǐngcháng
Title	Xia State king	夏國王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:022:s0020
Sex: male
Explicit · liaoshi:024:s0165, liaoshi:024:s0205

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大安二年冬十月丁亥 · Reign Id: liao-daan · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 1086
Explicit · liaoshi:024:s0205

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 大安元年 · Reign Id: liao-daan · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 1085
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:024:s0165
Source Date: Text: 二年冬十月丁亥 · Reign Id: liao-daan · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 1086
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:024:s0205
Source Date: Text: 咸雍五年閏月戊申 · Western Year: AD 1069
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:022:s0163
Source Date: Text: 咸雍四年二月壬子 · Western Year: AD 1068
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:022:s0131
Source Date: Text: 咸雍四年十月戊辰 · Western Year: AD 1068
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:022:s0149

Family

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Parent of Li Qianshun (李乾順)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Child of Lady Liang (梁氏)
Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
Child of Li Liangzuo (李諒祚)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

Title: King of Xia / 夏國王 · Action: held
Explicit · liaoshi:024:s0205
Title: king of Xia State / 夏國王 · Action: invested · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸雍四年十月戊辰 · Western Year: AD 1068
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0149
Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸雍四年十月戊辰 · Western Year: AD 1068
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0149

Places and affiliations

Label: Xia / 夏 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · liaoshi:024:s0205
Polity: Xia / 夏 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0149

Events and relationships

Kind: diplomatic · Role: reporter · Action: announced mother's mourning
Explicit · liaoshi:024:s0165
Kind: diplomatic · Role: sender · Action: announced-mourning · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸雍四年二月壬子 · Western Year: AD 1068
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0131
Kind: diplomatic · Role: sender · Action: presented-father-bequests · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸雍四年三月乙未 · Western Year: AD 1068
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0138
Kind: diplomatic · Role: petitioner · Action: requested-seals · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸雍五年閏月戊申 · Western Year: AD 1069
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0163

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 22Volume 22 Annals 22: Daozong 2 · 4 passages

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壬子，夏國王李諒祚子秉常遣使告哀。 On renzi day Xia State king Li Liangzuo's son Bingchang sent envoys to announce the mourning.

乙未，夏國李秉常遣使獻其父諒祚遺物。 On yiwei day Xia State Li Bingchang sent envoys presenting his father Liangzuo's bequeathed goods.

戊辰，冊李秉常為夏國王。 On wuchen day Li Bingchang was invested king of Xia State.

閏月戊申，夏國王李秉常遣使乞賜印綬。 In the intercalary month, on wushen day, Xia State king Li Bingchang sent envoys begging seals and credentials.

History of Liao, Chapter 24Volume 24 Annals 24: Daozong 4 · 2 passages

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戊辰，夏國王李秉常遣使報其母梁氏哀。 On wuchen day Xia State king Li Bingchang sent envoys to announce his mother Lady Liang's mourning.

丁亥，以夏國王李秉常薨，遣使詔其子乾順知國事。 On dinghai day, because Xia State king Li Bingchang died, envoys were dispatched to inform his son Qianshun to administer state affairs.