Overview
The translated histories identify Li Denian as an envoy, family member, and official. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Li Denian | 李德佋 | Li Dezhao |
| Given | Denian | 德佋 | Dezhao |
| Personal name | Li Denian | 李德佋 | Li Dezhao |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · suishu:072:s0223
Roles
- Envoy
- Family Member
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 大業末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 617 · End: AD 618Explicit · suishu:072:s0224, suishu:072:s0227
Family
- Sibling of Li Derao (李德饒)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: uncertain · Subject Relative Age: younger
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: uncertain · Subject Relative Age: elder
Career and standing
- Label: envoy for Yang Zigong's ceremonial burial / 使者 · Action: appointedExplicit · suishu:072:s0227
- Label: Legal Clerk of Lishi commandery / 離石郡司法書佐 · Action: served · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大業末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 617 · End: AD 618Explicit · suishu:072:s0224
Events and relationships
- Kind: burial · Role: envoy · Other Person Id: Yang Zichong (楊子崇) · Place: Lishi / 離石 · Action: conducted the ceremonial burialExplicit · suishu:072:s0227
- Kind: burial · Role: loyal subordinate · Other Person Id: Yang Zichong (楊子崇) · Actions: wept over and gathered the cast-off body, buried him, petitioned the righteous army for permission to conduct a proper burialExplicit · suishu:072:s0225, suishu:072:s0226
- Relation: respected-subordinate-of · Person Id: Yang Zichong (楊子崇) · Statement: Yang Zigong treated him with exceptional courtesyExplicit · suishu:072:s0224
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: held his promises sacred · Provenance: Mode: historian-narrativeExplicit · suishu:072:s0223
References in the histories
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