Ancient China · Official and Statesman

Li Kui 李悝

Attested BC 422 - BC 396

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Kui was an official and Statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 422 to BC 396 李悝之平糴
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 390

Places and affiliations

Polity Wei 魏 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 27, passage 390

Events and relationships

Instituted balanced grain purchases
Economic · Author
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 390

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 390

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 27Volume 24b: Treatise on Trade 2 · 1 passage

故管氏之輕重，李悝之平糴，弘羊均輸，壽昌常平，亦有從徠。 Therefore Guanzi's light-and-heavy policy, Li Kui's balanced grain purchases, Hongyang's balanced transport, and Shouchang's ever-normal granaries all had precedent.