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Li Chengmou
Li Chengmou (李成谋) was a Qing dynasty naval officer from Zhijiang, Hunan, who rose from squad leader in 1854 to command the Fujian and Yangtze fleets.
Li Ching-Yuen (李清云)
Li Ching-Yuen (李清云), Chinese herbalist from Sichuan who died May 6, 1933; claimed age 197, reported as 256, but gerontologists classify the claim as a longevity myth with no verifiable evidence.
Li Chunfeng
Li Chunfeng (李淳风) was a Tang dynasty astronomer, mathematician, and calendrical specialist who directed the Imperial Astronomical Bureau under Taizong and Gaozong, completed a three-layer armillary sphere in 633, and composed the Linde calendar of 662.
Li Ciming
Li Ciming (李慈铭, 1830–1894) was a Qing dynasty scholar-official from Kuaiji, Zhejiang, who served under the Guangxu Emperor and is remembered for the Yuemantang Diary, one of the celebrated late-Qing diaries.
Li Congke
Li Congke (李从珂), era name Qingtai, was a Later Tang emperor who seized the throne, lost a war to the rebel Shi Jingtang and his Khitan allies, and burned himself to death as Luoyang fell.
Li Cunxu
Li Cunxu (李存勖) was a military leader of the late Tang and early Five Dynasties period who founded the Later Tang in 923, then fell as his court came under the influence of actors and eunuchs.
Li Cunxu's destruction of Later Liang
Li Cunxu's destruction of Later Liang (后唐灭后梁) was the 923 campaign in which Li Cunxu, founder of Later Tang, seized the Liang capital Daliang, ending the dynasty after seventeen years.
Li Dai
Li Dai (李戴) was a Ming dynasty official who served six years as Minister of Personnel under the Wanli Emperor and led protests against the mine taxes.
Li Daliang
Li Daliang (李大亮) was a Tang dynasty general and administrator who rose from county magistrate to grand commandant of the palace guard under Emperor Taizong, dying in 644.
Li Daoyuan
Li Daoyuan (郦道元), courtesy name Shanchang, was a Northern Wei official and writer known for the Commentary on the Water Classic, killed by Xiao Baoyin in 527.
Li Dazhao
Li Dazhao (李大钊), courtesy name Shouchang, was a Chinese librarian and professor at Peking University who co-founded the Communist Party of China and was hanged in 1927.
Li Dehui
Li Dehui (李德辉, courtesy name Zhongshi, 1218–1280) was a Yuan dynasty civil administrator under Kublai Khan, known for taking Hezhou by surrender and winning the Luoshi Ghost State's submission by negotiation.
Li Delin
Li Delin (李德林) was a Chinese statesman and writer who served the Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, and Sui dynasties and advised Emperor Wen of Sui.
Li Deming
Li Deming (李德明, 982–1032) was the Tangut ruler of the Dingnan Army who kept peace with Song China and the Liao dynasty, and founded the capital Xingzhou.
Li Deyu
Li Deyu (李德裕, 787–850), courtesy name Wenrao, was a Tang dynasty chief minister under Emperor Wuzong who directed the Huichang revival, defeating the Uyghurs and suppressing the Zelu mutiny before dying in exile on Hainan.
Li Di
Li Di (李迪, 971–1047) was a Song dynasty statesman who twice served as chancellor under emperors Zhenzong and Renzong, and received the posthumous name Wending with a tomb epitaph inscribed by the emperor himself.
Li Dian
Li Dian (李典) was a general of the late Eastern Han who served Cao Cao and helped defeat Sun Quan at the siege of Hefei.
Li Ding
Li Ding, also known as Ding Li, is a Chinese American computational biologist and cancer genomicist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Li Dingguo
Li Dingguo (李定国, 1621–1662) was a Ming general who began as an adopted son of rebel leader Zhang Xianzhong and died defending the last Southern Ming ruler.
Li Dongyang
Li Dongyang (李东阳) was a Ming dynasty statesman and writer who served at court for fifty years under four emperors, staying in office through the eunuch Liu Jin's domination.
Li Duihong
Li Duihong (李對紅), born 1970 in Daqing, China, is a sport shooter, twin sister of Li Shuanghong, who won 25 m sporting pistol silver at Barcelona 1992 and gold with an Olympic-record 687.9 at Atlanta 1996.
Li E
Li E (厉鹗, 1692–1752) was a Chinese Qing dynasty poet, ci lyricist, and scholar who led the Zhexi school of ci poetry and compiled the Songshi Jishi anthology.
Li Fabin
Li Fabin (李发彬), Chinese weightlifter born 1993 in Quanzhou, Fujian; two-time Olympic 61 kg gold medalist (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024) and world record holder in snatch (146 kg) and total (318 kg).
Li Fan (Martian crater)
Li Fan is an IAU-approved impact crater on Mars, Gazetteer feature ID 3379, 104.80 km across, centered at 46.86 degrees south latitude, 206.80 degrees east longitude.
Li Fang
Li Fang (李昉) was a Song dynasty statesman and literary official, chief councillor twice under Emperor Taizong, who directed the encyclopedias Taiping Yulan, Wenyuan Yinghua, and Taiping Guangji.
Li Feng Ying
Li Feng Ying (黎鋒英, born 1975) is a Taiwanese weightlifter from Hunan, China; 2000 Sydney Olympic silver medallist at 53 kg (212.5 kg total), 1999 world champion, and former snatch and clean & jerk world record holder.
Li Fengji
Li Fengji (李逢吉, 758–835), courtesy name Xuzhou, was a Tang dynasty chancellor who twice headed the government and was remembered for factional intrigue against the chancellor Pei Du.
Li Fu (Qing dynasty official and philosopher)
Li Fu (李绂) was a Qing dynasty official and philosopher from Linchuan, Jiangxi, who rose to Governor of Guangxi and Governor-General of Zhili and championed the Lu-Wang school.
Li Fu (Song dynasty official)
Li Fu (李芾, courtesy name Shuzhang) was a Song dynasty official and commander who died in 1276 defending Tanzhou against the Yuan army after a three-month siege.
Li Fuguo
Li Fuguo (李辅国), originally named Li Jingzhong, was a Tang dynasty eunuch who controlled the palace armies and edicts under Suzong and Daizong, becoming the first Tang eunuch enfeoffed as a king.