Overview
The translated histories identify Li Xian as a commentator, royal family member, and scholar. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
PeriodSui and Tang
Found inBook of Later HanHistory of Liao
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Li Xian | 李賢 | Li Xian |
| Surname | Li | 李 | Li |
| Title | Prince Zhanghuai | 章懷太子 | Zhanghuai Taizi |
| Given | Xian | 賢 | Xian |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · houhanshu:001:s0011
- Sex: maleExplicit · liaoshi:116:s0002
Roles
- Commentator
- Royal Family Member
- Scholar
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 唐 · Western Interval: Start: AD 618 · End: AD 907Explicit · houhanshu:001:s0010, houhanshu:001:s0011
- Source Date: Text: 唐李賢時代 · Western Year: AD 675Strongly inferred · liaoshi:116:s0002
Career and standing
- Label: commentator / 註者Explicit · houhanshu:001:s0009, houhanshu:001:s0011
- Title: Prince Zhanghuai / 章懷太子 · Action: heldExplicit · houhanshu:001:s0011
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Tang / 唐 · Relation: servedExplicit · houhanshu:001:s0010, houhanshu:001:s0011
Works and attributed material
- Work: Book of Later Han / 後漢書 · Relation: commentatorExplicit · houhanshu:001:s0009, houhanshu:001:s0011
- Kind: commentary · Role: author · Work: Book of Later Han / 後漢書Explicit · houhanshu:001:s0009, houhanshu:001:s0011
Events and relationships
- Kind: scholarly · Role: commentator · Action: supplied-glossesExplicit · liaoshi:116:s0002
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · houhanshu:001:s0011
References in the histories
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