Lady Liu (劉氏) | 24 Histories

Overview

Lady Liu was a consort.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Female

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 880 to AD 907 劉氏 with Shang Rang, Shi Pu, then Taizu/Xiang
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 36-37

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Shang Rang (尚讓)
husband of 妻 · Ended
wife 妻 · Ended
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 36
Spouse of Jing Xiang (敬翔)
wife 妻 · Given by Taizu
wife of 妻
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 36

Career and standing

favored concubine 寵姬
Favored concubine · Of Person Id Shi Pu (時溥)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 36

Works and attributed material

Taunted Xiang about prior husbands Shang Rang and Shi Pu
Speech · Speaker · With Jing Xiang (敬翔)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 38-41

Events and relationships

Set up own reception office and courted military governors
Political · Influencer
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 43
Still served Taizu in his bedchamber after marriage to Xiang
Relation Attendant of · Person Taizu of Later Liang (太祖)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 37

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21Volume 21 Later Liang Biographies 1: Jing Xiang, Zhu Zhen, Pang Shigu, Ge Congzhou, Huo Cun, Zhang Cunjing, Fu Daozhao, Liu Han, Kou Yangqing · 4 passages

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太祖破徐州，得時溥寵姬劉氏，愛幸之，劉氏故尚讓妻也，乃以妻翔。 After taking Xuzhou Taizu seized Shi Pu’s favorite concubine, Lady Liu, and doted on her; she had been Shang Rang’s wife, and Taizu gave her to Xiang in marriage.

翔已貴，劉氏猶侍太祖，出入臥內如平時，翔頗患之。 Even after Xiang had risen high, Lady Liu still served Taizu, coming and going from his bedchamber as ever; Xiang brooded over it.

劉氏誚翔曰：「爾以我嘗失身於賊乎？ Lady Liu taunted him: “Do you think I once gave myself to thieves?

劉氏車服驕侈，別置典謁，交結藩鎮，權貴往往附之，寵信言事不下於翔。 Lady Liu rode in splendor, kept her own gate of audience, and courted the governors; the great often fawned on her, and Taizu heard and trusted her no less than Xiang.