李旦 / Li Dan

Overview

Li Dan enters the wiki through Hanji 536-3 as the Li-Tang royal figure whom 上官婉儿 tries to place in the 710 power core after 唐中宗’s death. The page uses the stable suffix Tang because LiDan.md already refers to the modern comedian 李诞.

Current Profile

The episode gives Li Dan a narrow but important role. After Zhongzong dies and 韦后 moves to control power, Shangguan Wan’er doubts the Wei faction’s strength and drafts an edict that includes Li Dan in the governing center. His son 李隆基 then launches the Tanglong Coup.

Key Characteristics

• Li-Tang royal figure used as a legitimacy fallback in Shangguan Wan’er’s edict.
• Father of Li Longji in the episode’s Tanglong Coup setup.
• Serves as a counterweight to Empress Wei’s apparent post-Zhongzong dominance.
• Represents the dynastic line Shangguan Wan’er tries to signal loyalty toward.
• Functions more as a legitimacy node than an independently developed actor in the current source.

Evidence

• Edict inclusion: Hanji 536-3 says Shangguan Wan’er put Li Dan into the power core while drafting the post-Zhongzong edict.
• Dynastic fallback: Hanji 536-3 frames this inclusion as Shangguan Wan’er’s self-protective future credential.
• Link to coup: Hanji 536-3 identifies Li Longji as Li Dan’s son when introducing the Tanglong Coup.

Qualifications

The current page does not cover Li Dan’s full biography, reigns, political program, or relationship with Princess Taiping and Li Longji beyond this episode’s narrow frame.

What Changed

• Created the page from Hanji 536-3 as the Li-Tang legitimacy figure in Shangguan Wan’er’s 710 fallback.

Relationships

• 上官婉儿 - inserts him into the edict as a self-protective signal.
• 李隆基 - son and coup leader in the episode’s account.
• 太平公主 - linked to the edict route Shangguan Wan’er relies on.
• 韦后 - opposing post-Zhongzong factional pole.
• 李显 - his death creates the succession opening in which Li Dan becomes useful.