Overview
The translated histories identify Li Linfu as an official and statesman. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Li Linfu | 李林甫 | Li Linfu |
| Surname | Li | 李 | Li |
| Personal name | Li Linfu | 李林甫 | Li Linfu |
| Given | Linfu | 林甫 | Linfu |
| Title | Minister of Rites | 禮部尚書 | |
| Title | Secretariat Director | 中書令 | Zhongshuling |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · jiutangshu:027:s0147, xintangshu:051:s0110
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · xintangshu:121:s0158
Roles
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 李林甫 · Western Interval: Start: AD 734 · End: AD 752Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0158
- Source Date: Text: 開元二十三年 · Western Year: AD 735Explicit event contextual date · jiutangshu:027:s0147
- Source Date: Text: 開元後期 · Western Interval: Start: AD 734 · End: AD 741Strongly inferred · xintangshu:051:s0110, xintangshu:051:s0114
Career and standing
- Label: Minister of Rites / 禮部尚書 · Action: heldExplicit · jiutangshu:027:s0147
- Label: Secretariat Director / 中書令 · Action: heldExplicit · xintangshu:051:s0110
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Tang / 唐 · Relation: servedExplicit · jiutangshu:027:s0147, xintangshu:051:s0110
Works and attributed material
- Kind: memorial · Role: author
Events and relationships
- Kind: administrative · Role: reformer · Action: created-standing-edict-guidelinesExplicit · xintangshu:051:s0110, xintangshu:051:s0111
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · xintangshu:051:s0110
References in the histories
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