Linghu Defen

Chinese historian (582-666)

Linghu Defen (Chinese: 令狐德棻; pinyin: Línghú Défēn) (583–666), posthumous name Duke Xian of Pengyang (彭陽憲公), was a Chinese historian and politician of the Sui and Tang dynasties. During the Tang era, he was a major proponent for the compilation of the histories of the Sui and its predecessor, the Northern Zhou.