Linghu Defen (令狐德棻)

Overview

Linghu Defen was an official and Historian.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 626 to AD 649 太宗
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 38

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 38

Events and relationships

Records of Clans 氏族志
AD 626 to AD 649 太宗 · Scholarly · Compiler · Commissioned to compile
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 38

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 38

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 95Volume 95 Biographies 20: Gao Jian and Fifth Generation Descendents: Gao Zhong, Dou Weizhi, Douzhi, Dou Gui, Dou Cong, Dou Kang, Dou Jing, Dou Dan, Dou Zhi, Dou Congsun: Dou Dexuan · 1 passage

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由是詔士廉與韋挺、岑文本、令狐德棻責天下譜諜，參考史傳，檢正真偽，進忠賢，退悖惡，先宗室，後外戚，退新門，進舊望，右膏粱，左寒畯，合二百九十三姓，千六百五十一家，為九等，號曰《氏族志》，而崔幹仍居第一。 He therefore charged Shilian, Wei Ting, Cen Wenti, and Linghu Defen to compile the empire's genealogies, cross-check them against history, promote the worthy and demote the corrupt, rank the imperial clan before affinal kin, favor old houses over parvenus, and place the wellborn above the humble. The result listed 293 surnames in 1,651 households across nine grades, published as Records of Clans — yet Cui Gan still headed the list.