Li Xiang (李詳) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Xiang was an official.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 933 明宗崩後作誥詞
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 14

Career and standing

secretariat drafter 中書舍人
AD 933 明宗崩 · Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 14

Works and attributed material

Appointment edict · Author · With Cui Jujian (崔居儉)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 14

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 55Volume 55 Miscellaneous Biographies 35: Liu Xu, Lu Wenji, Ma Yinxun, Yao Yi, Liu Yue, Ma Gao, Cui Jujian, Cui Zhuo, Li Yi · 1 passage

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中書舍人李詳為居儉誥詞，有「聞名心懼」之語，昫輒易曰「有恥且格」。 Li Xiang, a secretariat drafter, wrote Jujian's appointment edict with the phrase "hearing the name, one's heart quails." Liu Xu at once changed it to "having shame, and moreover reforming oneself."