Linpu (林甫) | 24 Histories

Overview

Linpu was an official.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 618 武德初
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 26

Family

Kin of Wu Gan (武幹)
son of a paternal cousin of the grandfather's generation 從祖兄子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 26

Career and standing

Zhongshu Vice Director 中書侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 26

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 26

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 153Volume 149 Biographies 99: Yu Xiulie, Ling Huhuan, Gui Chongjing, Xi Zhi, Zhang Jian, Jiang Yi, Liu Deng, Shen Chuanshi · 1 passage

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高祖武幹，武德初拜侍中，即中書侍郎林甫從祖兄子也。 His great-grandfather Wu Gan was made Palace Attendant at the start of the Wude era; he was the son of a paternal cousin of Zhongshu Vice Director Linpu.