Li Tao | |||||||||
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| Born | 1115 Danleng, Mei Prefecture, Song dynasty | ||||||||
| Died | 1184 (aged 68–69) Lin'an Prefecture, Song dynasty | ||||||||
| Language | Classical Chinese | ||||||||
| Spouse | Lady Yang (楊氏) | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 李燾 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李焘 | ||||||||
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| Li Renfu | |||||||||
| Chinese | 李仁甫 or 李仁父 | ||||||||
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| Li Zizhen | |||||||||
| Chinese | 李子真 | ||||||||
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| Xunyan (art name) | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 巽巖 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 巽岩 | ||||||||
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Li Tao (1115–1184), courtesy name Renfu or Zizhen, art name Xunyan, was a Song dynasty historian and scholar-official who devoted four decades of his life compiling Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, a monumental reference book chronicling the history of the Northern Song (960–1127).