Overview
Li Kui was an official and Legal Scholar.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Li Ke | 李克 | Lǐ Kè |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 445 to BC 396 文侯問李克Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 93
- BC 445 to BC 396 李悝為魏文侯作盡地力之教Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 26, passage 86
- BC 400 當魏文侯時，李克務盡地力Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 103, passage 50
- BC 445 當魏文侯時，李克務盡地力Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passage 76
- BC 455 to BC 395 魏有李悝，盡地力之教；Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 89
- BC 407 魏李悝著法經六篇Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 142, passage 10
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- BC 445 to BC 396 魏用李克Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 275
Key source chapters
- Book of Han, Chapter 26 Volume 24a: Treatise on Trade 1 2 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 65 Biographies of Sun Tzu and Wu Qi 2 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 103 Volume 91: Usurers 1 passage
- Draft History of Qing, Chapter 142 Volume 142 Treatises 117: Penal Law 1 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 30 Treatise on the Balanced Standard 1 passage
Career and standing
- agricultural administrator 務盡地力Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 50
- maximizing land yield 務盡地力Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passage 76
- policy adviser 作盡地力之教Directly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 86
Places and affiliations
- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 89
- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation Served
Learning and skills
- Skill maximizing the land's productive power 盡地力之教Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 89
Works and attributed material
- Classic of Law 法經Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 142, passage 10
- Speech · Speaker · With Marquis Wen of Wei (魏文侯)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 94
- Teaching · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Han 26, passages 86, 88, 92
Events and relationships
- Applied grain policy making Wei rich and strongPolicy · ImplementerDirectly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 106
- ComposedScholarly · AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 142, passage 10
- Devised exhausting the land teachings and leveling grain purchasesPolicy · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Han 26, passages 86, 88, 92, 98, 103
- Exhausted land productive strengthDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 275
- Relation Minister of · Person Marquis Wen of Wei (魏文侯)Directly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 86
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment made Wei powerful · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Grand Historian (太史公)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 275
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 86
References in the histories
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