[1]Life dates and identityThe values give Li Ao's birth as 771 or 772 and his death as 841, while identifying him as a Tang official, philosopher, poet, and calligrapher.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)These values identify Li Ao, place him in the Tang dynasty, and classify him as an official, poet, and calligrapher.
WikidataLi Ao (Q700284)These values give the English name Li Ao, describe him as a Chinese philosopher, and provide the two alternative birth dates and the 841 death date.
[2]Names and titlesLi Ao's courtesy name was Xizhi, his birth-order designation was Li Qi, his posthumous name was Wen, and the names Li Wengong and the variant Li Ao are also associated with him.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values identify 文 as a posthumous name, 李七 as a birth-order designation, 李文公 as an additional name, and 習之 as the courtesy name.
WikidataLi Ao (Q700284)These values provide 李翺 as a traditional-Chinese alternate form of the name.
[3]Native and ancestral placesThe native-place values are Chengji, Kaifeng, Chenliu, and Beizhou, while Chengji is separately identified as the ancestral origin.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values give four alternative native places—成紀, 開封, 陳留, and 貝州—and identify 成紀 as the ancestral origin.
[4]Jinshi degree and early officeThe examination values classify Li Ao as a jinshi, and the office values place him as an Observing Judge of the Yicheng Army Command in 800.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values twice classify his examination status as jinshi and give the 800 office of Observing Judge in the Yicheng Army Command.
[5]Offices from 805 to 808Li Ao held the Metropolitan Prefecture office in 805, the two Eastern Capital and historiographical posts in 806, and the Lingnan East Circuit secretarial post in 808.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values list 府司祿參軍 in 805, 國子博士分司東都 and 史館修撰 in 806, and 節度使掌書記 in the Lingnan East Circuit in 808.
[6]Offices from 809 to 814The values give the Haifeng prefecture from 809 to 810, the Xuanshe Army Command aide in 810, and the Zhejiang East Circuit observing judgeship from 811 to 814.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values give the 809–810 Haifeng prefecture, the 810 Xuanshe Army Command observation-office appointment, and the 811–814 Zhejiang East Circuit observing judgeship.
[7]Offices from 820 to 823The values give the 820 posts of Assistant Director for Evaluating Merit and Historiographical Officer, the Wuling prefecture through 821, the Shengtang prefecture from 821 to 823, and the 823 Ministry of Rites post.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values list the 820 Assistant Director for Evaluating Merit and Historiographical Officer posts, the 820–821 Wuling prefecture, the 821–823 Shengtang prefecture, and the 823 Ministry of Rites office.
[8]Offices from 825 to 827The values give the 825 Luzhou prefecture, the Lujiang prefecture from 825 to 827, and the 827 Admonition Grand Master office.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values list the 825 Luzhou prefecture, the 825–827 Lujiang prefecture, and the 827 Admonition Grand Master office.
[9]Offices from 830 to 834The values give the Zhengzhou prefecture from 830 to 831, the Jianling prefecture from 831 to 833, and the Changsha prefecture from 833 to 834.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values list the 830–831 Zhengzhou, 831–833 Jianling, and 833–834 Changsha prefectures.
[10]Offices from 833 to 836The values place him as observation commissioner of the Hunan Army Command in the seventh year of the Dahe era, 833, and as prefect of Xiangyang from 835 to 836.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values place him in the Hunan Army Command observation office in Dahe year 7 (833) and as prefect of Xiangyang from 835 to 836.
[11]Additional officesThe remaining values list regional military commissioner, school-text editor, Directorate of Territorial Administration official, the Langzhou, Shuzhou, and Zhengzhou prefectures, observation commissioner, edict drafter, Secretariat chamberlain, lesser palace-treasury supervisor, Justice and Revenue vice-minister posts, and the Shannan East Circuit military commission.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values add the offices not placed in the dated sequence: 道節度使, 校書郎, 職方員外郎, the Langzhou, Shuzhou, and Zhengzhou prefectures, 觀察使, 知制誥, 中書舍人, 少府少監, the Justice and Revenue vice-minister posts, and the Shannan East Circuit military commission.
[12]Family and marriage tiesThe values identify his father as Li Mou, who died in 798, Li Chong as a tenth-generation ancestor, Han Yu as his teacher and his wife's uncle, and Lu Qiu, Lu Chu, and Zheng Tao as sons-in-law.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values identify the father as 李某 with a 798 death year, list 李沖 as a tenth-generation ancestor, identify Han Yu as teacher and wife's uncle, and name three sons-in-law.
[13]EpitaphsThe association values state that in 835 Li Ao composed epitaphs for Yang Yuling, Wu Ruheng, and Dugu Lang.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)Three association values assign the 835 epitaph-writing relationship to Yang Yuling, Wu Ruheng, and Dugu Lang.
[14]Poems and prose exchangedThe association values state that Li Ao sent poems and prose to five people and received such gifts from four others.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values name five recipients of poems and prose—Liu Yanshi, Li Bo, Meng Jiao, Mao Yu, and Shi Weiyan—and four donors—Han Yu, Meng Jiao, Yin Yaofan, and Shu Yuanshe.
[15]Scholarly identityThe values classify Li Ao as a Chinese philosopher, poet, and calligrapher.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)These values classify him as a calligrapher and poet.
WikidataLi Ao (Q700284)The English description is Chinese philosopher.
[16]Works and associated titlesThe values provide five titles associated with Li Ao and identify the two-scroll Lunyu bijie as a work he authored.
CBDBLi Ao (2) (22469)The values provide five associated titles and assign the two-scroll 論語筆解 to Li Ao as author.
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