Ming · Official

Li Xian 李賢

Attested AD 1457 - AD 1485

Passages
6
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Xian as an official and statesman. This record brings together 6 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Li Xian 李賢 Li Xian
Personal name Li Xian 李賢 Li Xian
Personal Li Xian 李賢 Lǐ Xián
Title Vice Minister 侍郎

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Official
  • Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Career and standing

  • Label: Hanlin Academician / 翰林學士 · Action: appointed concurrently · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年二月癸卯 · Western Year: AD 1457
    Explicit · mingshi:012:s0018
  • Label: Grand Secretariat, participant in confidential affairs / 入閣預機務 · Action: entered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年二月癸卯 · Western Year: AD 1457
    Explicit · mingshi:012:s0018
  • Label: Vice Minister of Personnel / 吏部侍郎 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年二月癸卯 · Western Year: AD 1457
    Explicit · mingshi:012:s0018
  • Label: Grand Secretariat / 入閣 · Action: reentered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年秋七月庚午 · Western Year: AD 1457
    Explicit · mingshi:012:s0052
  • Label: Vice Minister of Personnel / 吏部侍郎 · Action: restored to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年六月甲辰 · Western Year: AD 1457
    Explicit · mingshi:012:s0046
  • Legal Action: imprisonment in the Brocade Guard prison / 下錦衣衛獄 · Action: suffered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年六月己亥 · Western Year: AD 1457
    Explicit · mingshi:012:s0040
  • Legal Action: demotion to a post outside the capital / 謫外任 · Action: suffered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順元年六月庚子 · Western Year: AD 1457
    Explicit · mingshi:012:s0042

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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History of Ming, Chapter 12Volume 12 Annals 12: Yingzong Later Records · 5 passages
History of Ming, Chapter 14Volume 14 Annals 14: Xianzong 2 · 1 passage