Yili 乂理

Other names

Family

• Sibling of Princess Angu (安固公主)
  elder sister 姊 · Full siblings
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 65
• Child of Prince Jian (簡王)
  father 父
  Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 29, passage 55
• Child of Mother of Yili
  mother 母
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 65
• Sibling of Huili (會理)
  sixth younger brother 第六弟 · Full siblings
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 54
• Sibling of Tongli (通理)
  younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 54

Career and standing

• Marquis of Anle county 安樂縣侯
  AD 542 大同八年 · Enfeoffed · Households 500
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 59
• Entered
  Hostage
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 63
• Held
  Captivity · Authority Dong Shaoxian (董紹先)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 65

Places and affiliations

• Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 59
• Polity Northern Qi 齊 · Relation Hostage to
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 63
• At Changlu 長蘆 · Relation Fled to
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 71
• At Guangling 廣陵 · Relation Returned to
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 63
• At South Yanzhou 南兗州 · Relation Traveled to
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 62
• At tomb of Kong Rong 孔文舉墓 · Relation Sacrificed at
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 61

Learning and skills

• Skill literary composition 文才 · Level capable
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 61

Works and attributed material

• stele inscription for Kong Rong 孔文舉墓碑文
  Relation Author
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 61
• Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent s0060
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 60
• Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent s0065, s0066, s0067 · With Princess Angu (安固公主)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passages 65-67
• Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent s0070 · With Yuan Zhen (元貞)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 70

Events and relationships

• Captured
  Military · Captive · With Dong Shaoxian (董紹先)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passages 64-65
• Followed relief
  AD 547 to AD 549 太清中 · Military · Commander · With Huili (會理)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 62
• Raised troops
  Military · Commander · At Changlu 長蘆 · With Zu Hao (祖皓)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 71
• Sacrificed at tomb
  Ritual · Officiant · With Wenju (文舉)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 61
• Went to beg troops
  Diplomatic · Hostage · At Northern Qi 齊
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 63
• Wept before Gaozu after mourning
  Personal · Mourner · With Emperor Wu (高祖)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passages 57-58

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment ardent-and-aspiring-to-fame · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 60
• Assessment will-be-remarkable-man · Mode named-speech Speaker Emperor Wu (高祖)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 58
• read widely, rich knowledge, literary talent
  Character
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 61
• Item fan with jade handle 玉柄扇 · Relation Gave · With Yuan Zhen (元貞)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 68

Source notes

• Historicity historical
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 54
• At age three, his weeping moved three of Prince Jian palace women to stay
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passages 55-56
• Lived to a hundred days (十旬) when Prince Jian died; could speak by age three
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 29, passage 55