Overview
Li Xian was an official and General.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Zhou
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Xianhe | 賢和 | Xianhe |
Life and dates
Age
- 9Reckoning Sui · Activity began studyDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 10
- 14Reckoning Sui · Activity father's deathDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 15
Attested activity
- AD 534 賀拔岳為侯莫陳悅所害，太祖西征Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 25, passages 41-42
- AD 551 魏大統末Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 25, passage 6
- AD 534 魏孝武西遷Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 25, passages 48, 50
- AD 528 to AD 530 魏永安中Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 25, passages 16, 18
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Li Wenbao (李文保)father 父Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 5, 15
- Sibling of Li Yuan (李遠)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 1, 42
- Sibling of Li Mu (李穆)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 42
- Kinship Role younger brothers · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 15
Origins and identity
- Longxi Li; great-grandfather, grandfather Bin, father WenbaoLine paternalDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 2-5
Career and standing
- Chief Clerk 主簿AD 528 to AD 530 魏永安中 · Appointed · Jurisdiction Yuan Province 原州Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 29
- Grand General Pacifying the Army 撫軍大將軍AD 534 賀拔岳為侯莫陳悅所害，太祖西征 · GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 47
- Staff Bearer 持節AD 534 賀拔岳為侯莫陳悅所害，太祖西征 · GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 47
- Supervisor 都督AD 534 賀拔岳為侯莫陳悅所害，太祖西征 · GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 43, 47
- General Pacifying the East 安東將軍GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 52
- Left Supervisor 左都督GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 52
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- General of Majestic Ferocity 威烈將軍PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 40
- Magistrate of Gaoping 高平令Promoted · At Gaoping 高平Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 40
- Palace General 殿中將軍PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 40
- Duke of Xiagi county 下邽縣公AD 534 魏孝武西遷 · Households 1000 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 51
- Duke of Xiagi 下邽縣公AD 534 魏孝武西遷 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 51
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 16, 18, 29
- Polity Western Wei 西魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 6, 48, 52
- At Chengji in Longxi 隴西成紀 · Relation Ancestral placeDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 2
- AD 534 賀拔岳為侯莫陳悅所害，太祖西征At Yuan Province 原州 · Relation GarrisonedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 43
- At Gaoping 高平 · Relation Family settledDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 4
- At Yuan Province 原州 · Relation Returned to garrisonDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 52
Learning and skills
- Activity followed a teacher; grasped broad outlines, not chapter-and-sentence analysisDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 10
- Belief loyalty and filial piety 忠孝之道 · Relation Committed to · Mode self-report Speaker Li Xian (李賢)Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 13
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent s0012, s0013Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 12-13
- Speech · Addressee · With Erzhu Tianguang (爾朱天光) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 26
Events and relationships
- After father's death raised and trained younger brothers with deep affectionPersonal · Mourner guardianDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 15
- Commanded 300 elite cavalry as rearguard; none dared desertAD 534 魏孝武西遷 · Military · RearguardDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 50
- Disguised as a woodcutter, entered the city, announced the main army was coming; rebels fledAD 528 to AD 530 魏永安中 · Military · InfiltratorDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 36-39
- Had Abao pose as Chounu's envoy to lure Daoluo outDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 22-23
- Led cavalry to welcome and escort Emperor Xiaowu westDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 48
- Led townsmen in desperate resistance and drove Daoluo backDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 31
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- Led townsmen to provide a thousand horsesAD 528 to AD 530 魏永安中 · Military · SupplierDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 27
- Pursued Houmochen Yue over more than 400 li to Qiantun MountainDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 44-45
- Received grievous wounds; horse hit by a stray arrowAD 534 賀拔岳為侯莫陳悅所害，太祖西征 · Military · Wounded officerDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 46
- Secretly plotted against Daoluo on Tianguang's orderDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 18, 22
- Took a bypath to Yong Province to request reinforcementsDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 33-34
- With Yuan, Mu, and others secretly responded to Houmochen ChongDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 42
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment commended and rewarded by Yuwen Tai after the pursuit of Houmochen Yue · Assessor Person Id Yuwen Tai (宇文泰) · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Yuwen Tai (宇文泰)Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 47
- Assessment destined to become a provincial governor; unmatched among men of talent seen by an eighty-year-old · Mode quoted-speechDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 8-9
- Assessment from boyhood had ambition and integrity and did not act rashly · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 7
- AD 534 賀拔岳為侯莫陳悅所害，太祖西征Item male and female slaves, cloth, silk, and livestock 奴婢、布帛及雜畜 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 47
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 1-2
References in the histories
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