Ming · Official and Grand Secretary

Li Xian 李賢

First attested AD 1457; died AD 1466

Passages
10
Chapters
4
Histories
1

Overview

Li Xian was an official and Grand Secretary.

PeriodMing
IdentityHistorical · Male

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

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Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Key source chapters

  1. History of Ming, Chapter 12 Volume 12 Annals 12: Yingzong Later Records 5 passages
  2. History of Ming, Chapter 13 Volume 13 Annals 13: Xianzong 1 2 passages
  3. History of Ming, Chapter 284 Volume 284 Biographies 172: Confucian Scholars 3 2 passages
  4. History of Ming, Chapter 14 Volume 14 Annals 14: Xianzong 2 1 passage

Career and standing

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  • Entered
    AD 1466 成化二年夏五月癸酉 · Forced return from mourning · Source Term 起復
  • Suffered
    AD 1457 天順元年六月己亥 · Legal Action imprisonment in the Brocade Guard prison 下錦衣衛獄
  • Suffered
    AD 1457 天順元年六月庚子 · Legal Action demotion to a post outside the capital 謫外任

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

References in the histories

10 passages

History of Ming, Chapter 12Volume 12 Annals 12: Yingzong Later Records · 5 passages
History of Ming, Chapter 13Volume 13 Annals 13: Xianzong 1 · 2 passages
History of Ming, Chapter 14Volume 14 Annals 14: Xianzong 2 · 1 passage
History of Ming, Chapter 284Volume 284 Biographies 172: Confucian Scholars 3 · 2 passages