Overview
The translated histories identify Li Kening as an administrator, general, named individual, and royal family member. This record brings together 22 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Li Kening | 李克寧 | Li Kening |
| Title | circuit grand guardian | 管內太保 | |
| Alternate name | Ke Ning | 克寧 | |
| Given | Kening | 克寧 | Kening |
| Personal | Kening | 克宁 | |
| Personal name | Li Kening | 李克寧 | Li Kening |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0076
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · xinwudaishi:012:s0170
Roles
- Administrator
- General
- Named Individual
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: executed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二月二十日 · Western Year: AD 908Explicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0116
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 五年正月 · Regnal Year: 5 · Western Year: AD 908Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0084
- Source Date: Text: 乾寧初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 894 · End: AD 898Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0082
- Source Date: Text: 二月二十日 · Western Year: AD 908Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0112
- Source Date: Text: 天祐初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 904 · End: AD 907Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0083
- Source Date: Text: 开平前后 · Western Year: AD 908Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:012:s0170
- Source Date: Text: 起雲中／黃花城 · Western Year: AD 878Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:050:s0077
Family
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- Spouse of Lady Meng (孟夫人)Kinship Term: wife / 妻 · Union Category: marriage · Relationship State: active
- Sibling of Li Keyong (李克用)Kinship Term: youngest brother / 季弟 · Parentage: biological · Subject Relative Age: younger
Career and standing
- Label: acting grand guardian / 檢校太保 · Action: appointedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0083
- Label: acting minister of education / 檢校司徒 · Action: appointedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0082
- Label: commissioner of the Fengcheng Army / 奉誠軍使 · Action: appointedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0077
- Label: military commissioner of Zhenwu / 振武節度使 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 天祐初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 904 · End: AD 907Explicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0083
- Label: overall commissioner for inner and outer affairs / 內外都製置 · Action: appointedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0083
- Label: prefect of Liaozhou / 遼州刺史 · Action: appointedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0081
- Label: defender of Yunzhou / 雲州防禦使 · Action: promotedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0081
- Label: military commissioner of Datong / 大同節度 · Action: requested-concurrentExplicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0102
- Label: prefect of Xinzhou / 忻州刺史 · Action: transferred · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 乾寧初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 894 · End: AD 898Explicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0082
- Explicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0102
- Status: execution · Action: suffered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二月二十日 · Western Year: AD 908Explicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0116
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: defender · Action: defended · Place: Huanghua Fort / 黃花城Explicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0077
- Kind: political · Role: accused · Action: plotted-rebellionExplicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0105, jiuwudaishi:050:s0112
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: kind-hearted but indecisive, therefore ruined · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0117
- Assessment: most noted among brothers for kindness and filial devotion · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · jiuwudaishi:050:s0080
References in the histories
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