Overview
Li Xun was a Tang Fiscal and Transport Commissioner.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Ling Shu | 令叔 | Lingshu |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 789 五年Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 224
- AD 806 to AD 809 元和初Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 53, passages 99-100
- AD 806 兵部侍郎李巽為使Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 54, passage 41
- AD 785 to AD 805 少苦心為學Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 221-222
- AD 806 to AD 809 巽掌使一年Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 230-232
- AD 805 to AD 809 憲宗朝Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 54, passages 221, 224
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- AD 805 順宗即位Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 226-228
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Acting Regular Palace Attendant 檢校散騎常侍AD 789 五年 · AdditionalDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 224
- Vice Minister of Military Affairs 兵部侍郎AD 805 順宗即位 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 226
- aide in Huazhou 華州參軍AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 221
- assistant magistrate of E County 鄠縣尉AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 221
- deputy finance, salt, iron, and transport commissioner 度支鹽鐵轉運副使Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 227
- Hunan Observation Commissioner 湖南觀察使AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 223
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- Concurrent Censor-in-Chief 兼御史大夫AD 789 五年 · ConcurrentDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 224
- Salt and Iron Commissioner 鹽鐵使AD 806 兵部侍郎李巽為使 · HeldStrongly inferred · New Book of Tang 54, passage 41
- Vice Minister of War 兵部侍郎AD 806 兵部侍郎李巽為使 · HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 41
- Director in the Left Bureau 左司郎中HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 222
- Salt and Iron Commissioner 鹽鐵使HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 224
- Minister of Military Affairs 兵部尚書PromotedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 232
- Supervising Secretary 給事中RecalledDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 223
- Finance and Salt Commissioner 度支鹽鐵使Sole chargeDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 228
- prefect of Changzhou 常州刺史Transferred outDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 222
- Jiangxi Observation Commissioner 江西觀察使AD 789 五年 · TransferredDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 224
- Minister of Personnel 吏部尚書TransferredDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 232
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 221, 226
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 53, passage 99
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passages 41, 224
- At Zhao Commandery 趙郡 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 220
- AD 789 五年At Jiangxi 江西 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 224
- At Changzhou 常州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 222
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- At E County 鄠縣 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 221
- At Huazhou 華州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 221
- At Hunan 湖南 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 223
Learning and skills
- In youth applied himself rigorously to learningDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 221
- EarnedCredential classics examination (mingjing) 明經Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 221
- EarnedCredential superior examination (bacui) 拔萃登科Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 221
Events and relationships
- Abolished Li Qi’s added taxes and restored Jiang Huai grain volumesAdministrative · OfficialDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 53, passages 99-100
- Achieved surplus from salt sales and tea taxFiscal · CommissionerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passages 41-42
- Filled Jiang Huai rice quota three yearsTransport · Commissioner · At Heyin 河陰 · Quantity 500000 shi per yearDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 231
- Matched then exceeded Liu Yan revenuesFiscal · Commissioner · With Liu Yan (劉晏) · Quantities matched Yan's plentiful years in year one, exceeded next year, added 1.8 million strings in another yearDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 230
- Restored Guiyang mintFiscal · Administrator · At Chenzhou Pingyang 郴州平陽 · Outcome Two furnaces daily 200000 coinsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 224
- Returned salt profit to department of expenditure ended false valuationsAD 806 兵部侍郎李巽為使 · Administrative · CommissionerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 41
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- Relation Deputy of · Person Du You (杜佑)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 227
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment held subordinates by law; clerks dared not deceive; scrutinized every move · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 225
- Assessment keen on governance · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 223
- Assessment restored-honest-valuations-and-exceeded-liu-yan-era-revenues · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passages 41-42
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 220; New Book of Tang 54, passage 224
References in the histories
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