Li Shang

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Li Shang (died 180 BC) was a Chinese military general and politician of the early Western Han dynasty. He was the brother of Li Yiji, an advisor to Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty.^[1] He was enfeoffed at Quzhou and awarded the noble title "Marquis of Quzhou" (曲周侯).^[2] Li Shang is generally revered as the founding ancestor of the Li (郦) surname.^[2][3]

Li Shang
Traditional Chinese	酈商
Simplified Chinese	郦商
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lì Shāng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

References

1. "Li Shang". Chinaknowledge. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
2. 郦姓探源 [Origin of the Li surname] (in Chinese). Government of Henan. 2011-07-05. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
3. 郦 [Li] (in Chinese). Shangyu City Library. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-19.