[1]Identity and originThe records jointly support Li Deyu’s identity, Tang status, dates, courtesy name, birth order, alternative name, differing native places, and ancestral home; one biography marks the death year as uncertain.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The basic record supplies the name, English form, dates, Tang affiliation, courtesy name, birth order, alternative name, and the Chang’an, Wannian, and Zanhuang place entries.
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biographies identify him as a Tang figure, give 787–850 and Zhao Commandery, and record Wenrao and the early career; one entry marks the death year with a question mark.
WikidataLi Deyu (Q504002)The multilingual identity record and time values support the name, English identity, 787–850 chronology, and the Wenrao and Li Jian forms.
[2]Family and early educationThe biographies identify Li Qiyun as grandfather and Li Jifu as father, describe Li Deyu’s ambition, diligence, dislike of examinations, and adult character, and report his entry through paternal protection. The office entries corroborate the early posts.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The kinship and office entries list Li Qiyun as grandfather, Li Jifu as father, and the early offices of Secretariat Proofreader and staff service.
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biographies describe his family, ambition, diligent study, dislike of examinations, adult character, appointment through paternal protection, and early staff service.
[3]Yuanhe career and associationsThe office, association, and biographical records support the early Yuanhe career, the 817 appointment under Zhang Hongjing, the 819 court appointment, friendship with Yuan Zhen, and Muzong’s appreciation.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The office entries give the Yuanhe staff, Taiyuan secretary, and Investigating Censor appointments; the associations identify Yuan Zhen as a friend, record Muzong’s appreciation, and preserve the 817 Zhang Hongjing appointment.
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biographies describe the avoidance of suspicion, regional staff service, Yuanhe 14 appointment as Investigating Censor, and Muzong’s summons to the Hanlin Academy.
[4]Muzong and Jingzong appointmentsThe biography says that many inner-court edicts were drafted by Li Deyu and lists his successive posts; the office record adds the Hanlin, State Farms, Merit Evaluation, Edict Drafter, Secretariat Aide, and Zhejiang West appointments.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The office record lists the Hanlin Academy, State Farms, Merit Evaluation, Edict Drafter, Secretariat Aide, and Zhejiang West military commissioner posts.
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biography states that many of Muzong’s major inner-court edicts were drafted by Li Deyu and records the Merit Evaluation, Edict Drafter, Secretariat Aide, and Jingzong-era Zhejiang West appointments.
[5]Wenzong-era careerThe biographies support the Wenzong appointments, the 833 chancellorship, the Zanhuang ennoblement, the Secretariat and Jixian Hall offices, and the Xingyuan and Zhenhai postings. The office entries add the Yicheng, Xichuan, Zhejiang West, Yuanzhou, Chuzhou, Eastern Capital, Huainan, and 840 persuasion-envoy appointments; parts of the career are arranged differently in the accounts.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The office record lists Vice Minister of War, the Yicheng and Xichuan commands, Minister of War, the Secretariat chancellery title, Zhejiang West, Yuanzhou, Chuzhou, Eastern Capital, Huainan, and the 840 persuasion-envoy appointment.
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biographies describe the Ministry of Rites and War appointments, Yicheng and Xichuan commands, the 833 chancellorship and Count of Zanhuang title, the Secretariat and Jixian Hall offices, and the Xingyuan and Zhenhai postings.
[6]Niu–Li conflict and WuzongThe biographies identify Li Deyu as leader of the Li faction opposed by the Niu faction of Niu Sengru and Li Zongmin, and describe his Huainan-to-chancellery career, policy toward regional military governors, strategic success, Grand Commandant promotion, and Duke of Wei title.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The office and status records list his chancellorship, Huainan military command, Grand Commandant, and Duke of Wei, including the 844 dates for the latter two entries.
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biographies describe the factional conflict, Li Deyu’s leadership, his return from Huainan to the chancellery, his policy toward regional military governors, strategic success, repeated promotion to Grand Commandant, and enfeoffment as Duke of Wei.
[7]Exile, death, and posthumous honorsThe biographies agree on the Jingnan, Eastern Capital, Chaozhou, and Yazhou sequence but give the Yazhou office as household registrar or military adviser. They also preserve the Dazhong date, age, and posthumous honors; the office record corroborates the final appointments and the 850 death year.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The office record lists the Eastern Capital, Chaozhou, and Yazhou appointments, gives Yazhou as a household-registration office, supplies the 850 death year, and lists Junior Guardian of the Heir.
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biographies describe the Jingnan and Eastern Capital appointments, the Chaozhou and Yazhou demotions, the alternative Yazhou titles, the Dazhong third-year death, age sixty-three, and the posthumous honors.
WikidataLi Deyu (Q504002)The death-time value and English identity description independently support the 850 death year.
[8]WivesThe kinship record identifies Xu Pan and the unidentified woman surnamed Liu as wives and gives their dates.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The kinship entries label Xu Pan and the woman recorded as Liu as wives and provide both women’s birth and death years.
[9]ChildrenThe kinship entries identify five sons, give Li Ye’s dates, and record 883 as the death year for Li Yi, Li Hun, Li Ju, and Li Nian.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The kinship entries label all five men as sons, give Li Ye’s birth and death years, and record 883 as the death year for each of the other four.
[10]DescendantsThe kinship entries identify Li Xuanli as granddaughter, Li Xijing as ninth-generation descendant, and Li Hao as eleventh-generation descendant, with dates for the first two.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The kinship entries identify the three relationships and names and provide the dates of Li Xuanli and Li Xijing.
[11]Poetry, prose, and calligraphyThe biographies describe his writing, continued reading, and skill in poetry and prose; the status entries add calligraphy. Later poetry criticism makes the two comparative judgments stated in the paragraph.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The status entries identify him as calligrapher, poet, and a writer skilled in prose.
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biographies describe his writing, uninterrupted reading, and poetry; the two critical passages compare his regulated verse and five-character lines and place him relative to Bai Juyi, Quan Deyu, and Wu Yuanheng.
[12]Huichang yipinji and Ciliushi jiuwenThe biographies give the conflicting 34-juan and 20-juan totals, identify the Sibu congkan edition as standard, describe ten juan of poetry, rhapsodies, and miscellaneous prose, and classify Ciliushi jiuwen as notebook fiction. The title record confirms both works.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The work-title entries list Huichang yipinji and Ciliushi jiuwen.
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biographies give the 34-juan and 20-juan versions, the standard Sibu congkan edition, the ten-juan poetry-and-prose section, and the notebook-fiction characterization of Ciliushi jiuwen.
[13]Surviving poetryThe poetry entries state that the Complete Tang Poems preserves one juan and that the two supplementary collections add nine poems and eighteen fragmentary lines.
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biographies record one juan in the Complete Tang Poems and the supplementary totals of nine poems and eighteen fragmentary lines.
[14]Other titlesThe work-title entries list the other titles named in the paragraph and explicitly identify Qiongchou zhi as authored; the biographies state that most writings beyond the principal works have been lost.
CBDBLi Deyu (15161)The work-title entries list the sixteen additional titles in the paragraph and identify Qiongchou zhi as a work by the subject.
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biographies state that most writings apart from the principal works have been lost.
[15]Reputation and later namesThe biographies describe service under six reigns, movement between civil and military leadership, contemporary political reputation, and the later names Li Zanhuang, Li Weigong, and Li Yazhou.
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biographies summarize his service under six reigns, movement between civil and military office, contemporary reputation, and the three later names.
CBDB
Souyun李德裕 (16661)The biographies identify him as a Tang figure, give 787–850 and Zhao Commandery, and record Wenrao and the early career; one entry marks the death year with a question mark.
WikidataLi Deyu (Q504002)The multilingual identity record and time values support the name, English identity, 787–850 chronology, and the Wenrao and Li Jian forms.