Overview
Li Li was a Judge.
Life and dates
Death
- Suicide by falling on sword · Cause Insisted a judge who wrongly kills must dieDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 76, 81
Attested activity
- BC 636 to BC 628 晉文公Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 64
Career and standing
- chief judge 理Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 64
- chief judge under Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公之理HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 64
- self-arrest for capital guilt 自拘當死ImposedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 65
- refused ducal order remitting guilt 辭不受令Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 71, 76
Places and affiliations
- At Jin 晉 · Relation Served inDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 64
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 68-70, 73-75
Events and relationships
- Mistakenly condemned a person to death through false testimonyLegal · JudgeDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 65
- Refused the order and fell upon his swordLegal · ActorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 76
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment through his death Duke Wen upheld the laws of the state · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 81
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