李昙 / Li Tan (late Han)

Overview

李昙 / Li Tan is a Yingchuan filial recluse in Hanji 849. This page is distinct from 李谈 / Li Tan, the Warring States Zhao figure; the late-Han page uses the stable semantic suffix because the pinyin route would otherwise collide.

Current Profile

Li Tan’s current profile is source-bounded to one filial conduct case. Hanji 849 says he has a harsh stepmother but serves her with special respect. When he receives seasonal delicacies or valuable objects, he first bows and offers them to her, making filial conduct his public reputation. The same source places him among the five recluses whose refusal to serve Huan shows loss of confidence in the court.

Key Characteristics

• Late-Han Yingchuan figure whose profile centers on filial service to a difficult stepmother.
• Treats gifts, food, and objects as occasions for ritualized respect.
• Becomes a local exemplar through household conduct rather than public office.
• Refuses office as part of Chen Fan’s five-recluse recommendation field.
• Requires disambiguation from the unrelated Warring States Li Tan route.

Evidence

• Filial stepmother service: Hanji 849 says Li Tan respectfully serves a severe stepmother.
• Ritualized offering: Hanji 849 says Li Tan bows before presenting seasonal foods or precious objects to his stepmother.
• Reputation and refusal: Hanji 849 makes Li Tan a local model and includes him among recluses who will not accept office.
• Identity boundary: Hanji 849 uses 李昙, so this page remains separate from 李谈 / 李同.

Qualifications

This page is bounded to Hanji 849 and does not claim a full late-Han biography. The main identity risk is pinyin collision with the existing Warring States Li Tan page, so the canonical route is disambiguated as LiTanLateHan.

What Changed

• Created this page from Hanji 849 to capture the late-Han 李昙 filial-recluse branch separately from Warring States 李谈.

Relationships

• 李谈 / Li Tan - unrelated Warring States page separated because the Chinese characters and historical setting differ.
• 颍川郡 - commandery origin named for the late-Han Li Tan.
• 原则性拒仕 - concept represented by Li Tan’s refusal of court service.
• Filial Piety Story Afterlife - adjacent reception frame for filial exempla, while this page remains source-bounded.
• 陈蕃 - recommender who includes Li Tan among the five reclusive scholars.