[1]Identity and disputed datesLi Jiayou is identified as a Tang poet and man of letters; one date tradition gives 719 as his birth year and 779 as his death year, while biographical accounts also place his death around the end of Dali or during service as governor of Taizhou in the Jianzhong era.
CBDBLi Jiayou (93096)The basic record supplies the name, a death year of 779, the Tang affiliation, and the classifications poet and man of letters.
Souyun李嘉祐 (16501)The biographical profile identifies him as a Tang figure; one account says that his dates are unknown and places his death around the end of Dali, while another says that he died while serving as governor of Taizhou in the Jianzhong era.
WikidataLi Jiayou (Q11095749)The entity label gives the English name Li Jiayou, and the date claims give 719 and 779.
[2]Courtesy name and birth orderHis courtesy name was Congyi; his birth order was second, with Li Er also given as the birth-order name.
CBDBLi Jiayou (93096)The alternate-name entries identify Congyi as the courtesy name and Li Er as the birth-order name.
Souyun李嘉祐 (16501)The profile gives Congyi as his courtesy name and second as his birth order, while the biographical text repeats both points.
WikidataLi Jiayou (Q11095749)The name and alias entries confirm the English form Congyi and the Chinese courtesy name 從一.
[3]HometownHe came from Zhaozhou, identified with present-day Zhao County in Hebei.
CBDBLi Jiayou (93096)The basic address entry gives Zhaozhou as his native place.
Souyun李嘉祐 (16501)The profile and biographical passages identify his native place as Zhaozhou, present-day Zhao County, Hebei.
[4]Examination and early officesIn 748 he passed the Presented Scholar examination, entered the Palace Library as a Corrector, served on a book-seeking mission, and later held the office of Investigating Censor.
CBDBLi Jiayou (93096)The examination entry confirms the Presented Scholar qualification, and the office entries list the Palace Library Corrector and Investigating Censor posts.
Souyun李嘉祐 (16501)The profile and biographical passages date his examination success to 748 and record the Corrector, book-seeking mission, and Investigating Censor appointments.
[5]Suzong-era service and demotionDuring Suzong’s reign he held a yibu post; in 756 he was demoted for an offense to Poyang, transferred to Jiangyin in 759, and later served in the central administration and as governors of Taizhou and Yuanzhou.
CBDBLi Jiayou (93096)The office records list the Poyang and Jiangyin magistracies and the Taizhou and Yuanzhou governorships, with dates and era names for the first three stages; the central and yibu appointments are supplied by the biographical passages.
Souyun李嘉祐 (16501)The profile and biographies record the yibu service, demotion for an offense, transfer from Poyang to Jiangyin, entry as zhongtailang, and the Taizhou and Yuanzhou appointments.
[6]Dali appointments and final-career variantsAfter leaving Taizhou in 762 he traveled through Wu and Yue, returned to court early in Dali, held the two yuanwailang posts, and was appointed governor of Yuanzhou in 771–772; accounts differ about his final residence and death.
CBDBLi Jiayou (93096)The office records confirm the Taizhou, Ministry of Works, Department of Merit, and Yuanzhou posts, and give the relevant starting years and era names.
Souyun李嘉祐 (16501)The biographies describe the 762 departure and travels, the early-Dali return to court, the 771–772 Yuanzhou appointment, residence in Suzhou after office, and the alternative Jianzhong account.
[7]FriendshipsThe biographical account names Liu Changqing and Yan Wei among Li Jiayou’s friends.
Souyun李嘉祐 (16501)The biographical passage expressly says that he was friendly with Liu Changqing and Yan Wei.
[8]Poetic exchangesThe association entries show poetic exchanges with Qian Qi and Lang Shiyuan and gifts of poems or prose to Zhang Shuo, Yuan Zai, and Du Hongjian.
CBDBLi Jiayou (93096)The association entries show poems received from Qian Qi and Lang Shiyuan and poems or prose presented to Zhang Shuo, Yuan Zai, and Du Hongjian.
[9]Poetic styleLi Jiayou was known as a poet whose graceful verse often approached the Qi–Liang manner and was ornate and delicate.
CBDBLi Jiayou (93096)The status entry classifies Li Jiayou as a poet.
Souyun李嘉祐 (16501)The biographical passages describe his poetry as graceful, influenced by the Qi–Liang manner, and ornate and delicate.
[10]Reputation in Tang poetryHe was grouped with Qian Qi, Lang Shiyuan, and Liu Changqing as the Qian–Lang–Liu–Li, while Gao Zhongwu praised his reputation, style, and standing alongside Wu Jun and He Xun.
Souyun李嘉祐 (16501)The biographical and critical passages supply the Qian–Lang–Liu–Li grouping and Gao Zhongwu’s assessment of his reputation, poetic manner, and comparison with Wu Jun and He Xun.
[11]Later critical assessmentsLater assessments differ: some praise the fluency, regularity, and sharply wrought quality of his verse, while others rank his seven-character quatrains highly and find elegance in selected lines despite reservations about the Qi–Liang comparison.
Souyun李嘉祐 (16501)The three critical passages discuss his fluent and regular poetic sound, sharply wrought style, high ranking among mid-Tang seven-character verse, reservations about the Qi–Liang judgment, and the elegance of selected lines.
[12]Works and transmissionThe surviving titles and extent of Li Jiayou’s works are transmitted in different forms, including one- and two-juan collections, alternate titles, two juan in the Quan Tang shi, and three poems added by its supplement.
CBDBLi Jiayou (93096)The works entries list the titles 《李嘉祐詩》 and 《李嘉祐集》.
Souyun李嘉祐 (16501)The biographical and critical passages give the one-juan and two-juan forms, the alternate titles 《臺閣集》 and 《晏（台）閣集》, and the two juan and three supplementary poems preserved in the complete Tang poetry collections.
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