Five Dynasties · Official and Filial Exemplar

Li Zilun 李自倫

Attested AD 907 - AD 960

Passages: 7
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Zilun was an official and Filial Exemplar.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 907 to AD 960 五代
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passages 1, 12
AD 939 天福四年九月丙子
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 67
AD 939 天福四年正月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 63
AD 939 紀年語境（天福4年）
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 114

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Li Xun (李訓)
great-great-grandfather 高祖 · paternal line · 4 generations
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 65
Child of Li Zhong (李忠)
begot 生
father 父
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 65
Parent of Li Guanghou (李光厚)
begot 生
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 65

six generations dwelling together 六世同居
Kinship Role household · Count 6
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passages 63, 65

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Assistant for Merit of Shenzhou 深州司功參軍
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 63
filial-righteous gate commendation 旌表門閭
Bestowed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 66
commemorative markers at his gate and lane 旌表門閭
Imperially commended
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 114

Places and affiliations

At Shenzhou 深州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 62
At Village of Filial Piety (formerly Feiniao) 孝義鄉（飛鳧鄉） · Relation Resided at
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 66

Events and relationships

Gate and village renamed
Commendation · Honoree
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 34, passages 66, 69

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 8Volume 8 Later Jin Annals 1: Gaozu · 1 passage

旌表深州民李自倫門閭。 The home of Li Zilun, a commoner of Shen, was marked with an imperial commendation.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 34Volume 34 Biographies of Recluses 14: Zhen Gao, Shi Ang, Cheng Fuyun, Li Zilun · 6 passages

於此之時，能以孝悌自修於一鄉，而風行於天下者，猶或有之，然其事跡不著，而無可紀次，獨其名氏或因見於書者，吾亦不敢沒，而其略可錄者，吾得一人焉，曰李自倫。 Some may still have practiced filial piety in one village until the realm felt it—but their deeds are thin, their names only scattered in documents. Of what can be sketched I find one: Li Zilun.

李自倫 Li Zilun

李自倫者，深州人也。 Li Zilun was from Shenzhou.

天福四年正月，尚書戶部奏：「深州司功參軍李自倫六世同居，奉敕準格。 In Tianfu’s fourth year, first month, the Ministry of Revenue reported: “Li Zilun of Shenzhou, six generations under one roof—per statute and edict.

得本州審到鄉老程言等稱，自倫高祖訓，訓生粲，粲生則，則生忠，忠生自倫，自倫生光厚，六世同居不妄。」 The prefecture verified through elders Cheng Yan and others: from great-grandfather Xun through Can, Ze, Zhong, Zilun, to Guanghou—six generations, no falsehood.”

九月丙子，戶部復奏：「前登州義門王仲昭六世同居，其旌表有聽事、步欄，前列屏，樹烏頭正門，閥閱一丈二尺，烏頭二柱端冒以瓦桶，築雙闕一丈，在烏頭之南三丈七尺，夾樹槐柳，十有五步，請如之。」 In the ninth month the Ministry reported: “Wang Zhongzhao of Dengzhou, another six-generation household, whose gate had hall, screen, black-headed pillars, memorial tablet, twin towers, and planted trees—and asked that Zilun’s gate match.”