Li Gang (Song dynasty)

Li Gang
Grand Chancellor of the Song Dynasty
In office
1127–1127
MonarchEmperor Qinzong
Personal details
Born1083
Died1140 (aged 56–57)
RelativesEmperor Aidi of Tang (claimed)

Li Gang (Chinese: 李綱; pinyin: Lǐ Gāng; 1083–1140) was a politician serving during the transition from the Northern Song to the Southern Song dynasty in the 1130s. He served as Grand Chancellor of Northern Song at its fall in 1127.[1] He was also a general.

  1. ^ Tsui, Lik Hang (2015). "Chapter 4". Writing Letters in Song China (960-1279): Its Political, Social, and Cultural Uses (D.Phil. thesis). Oxford, England: Oxford University.