Overview
Li Hongzhi was an official, Administrator, and General.
IdentityHistorical
Life and dates
Death
- AD 484 孝文始建祿制Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 98, 101
Attested activity
- AD 455 to AD 459 太安中Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 65-66
- AD 484 孝文始建祿制Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 97-98, 101
- AD 450 永昌王仁隨太武南征Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 59
- AD 466 to AD 471 獻文親征Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 71-72
- AD 440 to AD 451 真君中Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 58
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Emperor Xianwen (獻文)Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 64
- Sibling of Empress Yuan (元後)elder brother 兄 · Claimed parentageDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 62, 102, 105
- Spouse of Lady Liu (劉氏)later took as wife 後得 · Secondary marriageDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 92
- Parent of Shen (神)son 子Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 113
- Spouse of Lady Zhang (張氏)wife 妻 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 91
- Kinship Role sons and daughters · Quantity several tens · With Person Id Lady Zhang (張氏)Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 91
Career and standing
- governor of Henei 河內太守AD 455 to AD 459 太安中 · Appointed · At Henei 河內Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 65-66
- General of Hexi 河西都將AD 466 to AD 471 獻文親征 · Appointed · At Hexi 河西Dated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 72
- Protector-General of Didao 狄道護軍AD 440 to AD 451 真君中 · AppointedDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 58
- governor of Huai Province 懷州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 70
- Grand Director of the Outer Court 外都大官AppointedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 77
- Commissioner with the Staff of Authority 使持節HeldDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 78
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- General Who Pacifies the South 安南將軍HeldDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 78
- governor of Qin and Yi provinces 秦、益二州刺史Held · At Qin and Yi provinces 秦、益二州Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 78
- Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書PromotedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 77
- Grand Director of the Inner Court 內都大官SummonedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 70
- Duke of Han Commandery 漢郡公EnfeoffedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 70
- ceremonial rank equal to a provincial governor 威儀一同刺史AD 455 to AD 459 太安中 · AccordedDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 66
- Marquis of Rencheng 任城侯AD 455 to AD 459 太安中 · AdvancedDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 66
- Baron of Anyang 安陽男AD 440 to AD 451 真君中 · GrantedDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 58
- maternal kin 外戚AD 455 to AD 459 太安中 · Maternal relative of the throne · HeldDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 66
- great minister 大臣Senior ministerDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 98
- chained and sent to the capital 鎖洪之赴京AD 484 孝文始建祿制 · ArrestedDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 97
- permitted to take his own life at home because he was a senior minister 以其大臣，聽在家自裁AD 484 孝文始建祿制 · SentencedDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 98
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 58, 66, 71
- At Hengnong 恆農Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 56
- AD 455 to AD 459 太安中At Henei 河內 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 66, 68
- At Qin and Yi provinces 秦益 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 78-79, 95
- Organization his own Li clan 宗 · Relation Abandoned then privately supportedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 110-111
Learning and skills
- Belief Buddhism 沙門 · Relation Monk then laicizedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 57
- Skill governing frontier peoples 禦戎夷 · Level skilledDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 90
Works and attributed material
- handwritten list of Empress Yuan's southern brothers 南方諸兄條列Relation RecipientDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 63
- Empress Yuan said Hongzhi was her brotherDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 62
Events and relationships
- Before death bathed, dressed in mourning cap and robe, toured the household repeatedly with guards, wept, then took poisonAD 484 孝文始建祿制 · Ritual · Condemned ministerDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 101
- Brought Lady Liu when taking office in the western provincesTravel · OfficialDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 95
- Built fortifications at Baiji Plain south of Shilou against mountain Hu who held defensible groundMilitary · Commander · At Baiji Plain south of Shilou 石樓南白雞原Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 73
- Cut a road more than ten paces wide through the mountains, marched on the Chipo Kelang Qiang, then with several dozen horsemen comforted their families and gave gifts; they asked to be enrolled for tax at ten times usual revenueMilitary · Commander · At Chipo Kelang Qiang valleys 赤葩渴郎羌Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 86-89
- Established anti wrongdoing regulations; carrying a blade punished as robbery; feasted provincial elites then seized and publicly beheaded violators; wrongly killed numbered as many as a hundredLegal · GovernorDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 79-84
- Imposed strict regulations, rewarded beheading of bandits, urged honest livelihood; banditry ceasedAdministration · Governor · At Henei 河內Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 68
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- Maintained two separate households, favoring the Liu house; the two wives competed in jealousy and the two houses treated one another as enemiesHousehold · HusbandDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 94
- Offered generous terms instead of attacking; the Hu surrenderedMilitary · Commander · At Baiji Plain 白雞原Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 74-75
- Ordered with p009 to command all armies against Hexi Qiang and Hu rebelsDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 71
- Rooted out traitorous factions with excessive crueltyLegal · SuppressorDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 69
- Secretly sent gifts to two sisters of Empress Yuan obtained by p002AD 450 永昌王仁隨太武南征 · Gift giving · GiverDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 59
- The various Lis still treated one another with affection as if blood kin even after the fraud was exposedSocial · KinsmanDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 104
- When drunk they spoke of how the false kinship began, he would rise and show added deference yet laugh and talk as beforeSocial · HostDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 108
- reckoning age order, became sworn fraternal kin; later addressed, bowed, and sat as among family; in later years often invited them to feastsDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 65, 106-107
- swore brotherhood with the two captured sisters of Empress Yuan and thereafter treated them as kinAD 450 永昌王仁隨太武南征 · Relation Sworn brother ofDated from the passage context · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 59
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment commended for inducing Hu surrender · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Emperor Xianwen (獻文)Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 76
- Assessment disposition bold and generous; endured what others could scarcely bear · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 99
- Assessment never honest in office; frequently accepted bribes · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 96
- Assessment went beyond bounds into cruelty when rooting out factions · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 69
- Assessment wielded both authority and grace toward frontier peoples, yet reports of cruelty were heard throughout court and countryside · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 90
- When ill he underwent moxibustion with cones nearly two inches across at more than ten points on head and feet at once, yet spoke and laughed as usual and kept receiving guests.MedicalDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 100
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- Item wealth and splendor of a house of imperial maternal kin 富貴赫奕，舅戚之家 · Relation PossessedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 109
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passage 56
- At first he passed himself off as Empress Yuan's brother and was treated as imperial maternal kin; after his crimes Emperor Xiaowen explained to the court that the kinship was a fraud.Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 102-103
- From Wentong 文通 · To Hongzhi 洪之 · Reason after learning names of Empress Yuan's southern brothersDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 87, passages 56, 60
References in the histories
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