Overview
The translated histories identify Li Li as a judge and official. This record brings together 4 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 Li | 李離 | Li Li |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:119:s0064
Roles
- Judge
- Official
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: suicide by falling on sword · Cause: insisted a judge who wrongly kills must dieExplicit · shiji:119:s0076, shiji:119:s0081
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 晉文公 · Western Interval: Start: BC 636 · End: BC 628Strongly inferred · shiji:119:s0064
Career and standing
- Label: chief judge / 理Explicit · shiji:119:s0064
- Label: chief judge under Duke Wen of Jin / 晉文公之理 · Action: heldExplicit · shiji:119:s0064
- Label: self-arrest for capital guilt / 自拘當死 · Action: imposedExplicit · shiji:119:s0065
- Label: refused ducal order remitting guilt / 辭不受令 · Action: refused · Authority Person Id: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)Explicit · shiji:119:s0071, shiji:119:s0076
Places and affiliations
- Place: Jin / 晉 · Relation: served-inExplicit · shiji:119:s0064
Works and attributed material
Events and relationships
- Kind: legal · Role: judge · Action: mistakenly condemned a person to death through false testimonyExplicit · shiji:119:s0065
- Kind: legal · Role: actor · Action: refused the order and fell upon his swordExplicit · shiji:119:s0076
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: through his death Duke Wen upheld the laws of the state · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Sima Qian (太史公)Explicit · shiji:119:s0081
References in the histories
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