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Li Yu
Li Yu (李煜), also known as Li Houzhu, the Last Ruler, was the final ruler of Southern Tang (937 to 978), later celebrated for his ci poetry.
Li Yuan kills Lord Chunshen
Li Yuan kills Lord Chunshen (李园杀春申君) was the assassination of Lord Chunshen, chancellor of Chu, by the courtier Li Yuan during the Warring States period.
Li Yuan's uprising at Jinyang
Li Yuan's uprising at Jinyang (李渊晋阳起兵) was the rebellion raised by Li Yuan, the Sui governor at Taiyuan, whose army defeated Song Laosheng and took Chang'an.
Li Yuan's uprising at Taiyuan
Li Yuan's uprising at Taiyuan (李渊起兵太原) was Li Yuan's rebellion against Emperor Yang of Sui, whose army of 200,000 captured Chang'an and installed puppet emperor Yang You.
Li Yuandu
Li Yuandu (李元度) was a Qing dynasty scholar-official and Hunan Army commander from Hunan who fought the Taiping forces and died in office in Guizhou in 1887.
Li Yuanhao Proclaims Himself Emperor and Founds Western Xia
In 1038 the Tangut leader Li Yuanhao proclaimed himself emperor of Great Xia, founding Western Xia (西夏) with its capital at Xingqingfu; Song refused recognition until a 1044 settlement.
Li Yuanhong (黎元洪)
Li Yuanhong (黎元洪, courtesy name Songqing, 1864-1928), Hubei naval officer and New Army commander made Hubei military governor after the 1911 Wuchang Uprising; three-time vice president and two-time Beiyang president, clashing with Duan Qirui, ousted by Zhang Xun's 1917 restoration and by Cao Kun in 1923.
Li Yuehong
Li Yuehong (李越宏), born 1989 in Jinan, Chinese 25m rapid fire pistol shooter; 2024 Olympic champion, China's first gold in the event, plus bronze at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and 2023 world title.
Li Yunrui (李昀锐)
Li Yunrui (李昀锐), born 1996 in Jingmen, Hubei, is a Chinese actor and singer, Huazhong University of Science and Technology graduate and national level-2 basketball athlete, known for Song Mo in Blossom (九重紫), E Shun in Creation of the Gods I, and the film Beyond.
Li Yuwei
Li Yuwei (李玉伟), born 1965 in Shenyang, is a Chinese sport shooter who won gold in the men's 50 m running target at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with 587 points, plus 1986 world and 1987 Asian titles.
Li Zexiang
Li Zexiang (李泽湘) is a Hong Kong-based HKUST engineering professor who founded Googol Technology and mentored DJI founder Frank Wang, backing startups valued at almost US$12 billion.
Li Zhang
Li Zhang, professionally Li I. Zhang, is a systems neuroscientist and professor at the University of Southern California who studies how neural circuits generate perception and behavior.
Li Zhao
Li Zhao (李照) was a Song dynasty specialist in court music who reformed the state sacrifice music, lowering its pitch three lü below Wang Pu's.
Li Zhen
Li Zhen (李振), courtesy name Xingxu, was a Tang official who served the warlord Zhu Quanzhong, urged the massacre of court officials at Baimayi, and became a Later Liang minister.
Li Zheng (On the Offices)
Li Zheng (立政, On the Offices) is a chapter of the Book of Documents in which the Duke of Zhou admonishes King Cheng on selecting officers.
Li Zhengji
Li Zhengji (李正己), born Li Huaiyu, was a Tang dynasty military governor of Goguryeo origin who ruled fifteen northeast prefectures and died in 781, aged 49.
Li Zhenguo
Li Zhenguo (李振国), born 1968, is the founder of LONGi Green Energy, the Xi'an-based solar manufacturer and one of the world's largest monocrystalline silicon makers.
Li Zhesi
Li Zhesi (李哲思), Chinese swimmer from Shenyang, 2009 world champion and former 4x100 medley relay world record holder (3:52.19), 2010 Asian Games 50m freestyle champion, banned two years for EPO in 2013.
Li Zhi
Li Zhi (李贽, 1527–1602) was a Ming dynasty scholar and iconoclastic thinker from Quanzhou, Fujian, known for his historical work Cangshu and for dying in prison after impeachment for heterodox doctrine.
Li Zhifang
Li Zhifang (李之芳) was a Qing dynasty official from Wuding, Shandong, who held Zhejiang against the rebel Geng Jingzhong during the Revolt of the Three Feudatories and rose to Grand Secretary.
Li Zhigang
Li Zhigang (李志刚) is a Chinese finance executive who co-founded and led Touna Wang, a Shenzhen peer-to-peer lending platform for automobile-backed loans, and faced criminal measures in 2021.
Li Zhizao
Li Zhizao (李之藻) was a Ming dynasty official, calendar reformer, and translator of Western learning who died in 1630, one of the three pillars of the early Catholic mission in China.
Li Zhong
Li Zhong (李中), courtesy name Ziyong, was a Ming dynasty official and Neo-Confucian teacher from Jishui, Jiangxi, who rose to vice censor-in-chief and taught Luo Hongxian.
Li Zhongjun
Li Zhongjun (李重俊), the Jiemin Crown Prince, was a Tang dynasty prince, third son of Emperor Zhongzong, who served as crown prince from 706 until his death in 707.
Li Zhuhao
Li Zhuhao (李朱濠), born 1999 in Wenzhou, Chinese butterfly swimmer; 2014 Youth Olympic triple gold medalist, 100m fly national record holder 50.96 (2017–2026), now a coach.
Li Zi Yuan
Li Zi Yuan (李子园) is a Chinese maker of sweetened milk beverages headquartered in Jinhua, Zhejiang, founded in 1994 and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2021.
Li Zicheng
Li Zicheng (李自成, 1606–1645) was a Ming rebel leader called the Dashing King who captured Beijing in 1644, ending the Ming dynasty, and founded the short-lived Shun state.
Li Zicheng rebellion
The Li Zicheng rebellion (李自成起义) was the peasant rising led by Li Zicheng in the final years of the Ming dynasty, which took Beijing in 1644 before losing it to the Qing.
Li Zicheng's Capture of Beijing
Li Zicheng's capture of Beijing on April 25, 1644 ended the Ming dynasty: the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself, and weeks later Wu Sangui's defection let the Qing take the city.
Li Ziqi (李子柒) (vlogger)
Li Ziqi (李子柒, born 1990, original name Li Jiajia) is a Sichuan-born Chinese vlogger whose silent, cinematic videos of traditional cooking, farming, and crafts set a YouTube Chinese-language subscriber record; she returned in 2024 after a Weinian dispute.