Ancient China · Ruler of Chen

Liu 留

Attested BC 535 - BC 534

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu was a ruler of Chen.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 535 哀公三十四年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passages 103, 105, 107
BC 534 哀公三十四年奔鄭
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 109

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Duke Ai (哀公)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 103
Child of Elder Concubine of Duke Ai (長妾)
gave birth to 生
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 103

Career and standing

crown prince 太子
Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 105
Held
Favored
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 104
lord of Chen 陳君
BC 535 哀公三十四年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 107

Events and relationships

Fled
Political · Refugee · At Zheng 鄭
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 109

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 36Houses of Chen and Qi · 5 passages

二嬖妾，長妾生留，少妾生勝。 He had two favored concubines: the elder concubine gave birth to Liu, and the younger concubine gave birth to Sheng.

留有寵哀公，哀公屬之其弟司徒招。 Liu was favored by Duke Ai. Duke Ai entrusted him to his younger brother, Steward Zhao.

哀公病，三月，招殺悼太子，立留為太子。 Duke Ai was ill. In the third month, Zhao killed Crown Prince Dao and established Liu as crown prince.

招卒立留為陳君。 Zhao at last set up Liu as lord of Chen.

楚靈王聞陳亂，乃殺陳使者，使公子棄疾發兵伐陳，陳君留奔鄭。 When King Ling of Chu heard of Chen’s disorder, he killed the Chen envoy and ordered Prince Qiji to raise troops against Chen. Liu, the lord of Chen, fled to Zheng.