Overview
The translated histories identify Liu Chang as an aristocrat and royal family member. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Liu Chang | 刘敞 | Liu Chang |
| Personal name | Liu Chang | 刘敞 | Liu Chang |
| Title | Marquis of Zeng | 缯侯 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · houhanshu:093:s0028
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 公沙穆历官（永寿元年之前，无纪年） · Western Interval: Start: AD 120 · End: AD 155Derived · houhanshu:093:s0028, houhanshu:093:s0035
Family
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- Descendant of Prince Gong of Donghai (东海恭王)Kinship Term: descendant / 后 · Line: paternal
Kinship Term: descendant / 后 · Line: paternal - Parent of Legitimate Heir of Liu Chang (刘敞嫡嗣)Kinship Term: son by the principal wife / 嫡 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: legitimate son · Object Role: father
Kinship Term: heir by the principal wife / 嫡 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: legitimate son - Parent of Son of Liu Chang by a Concubine (刘敞庶子)Kinship Term: son by a concubine / 庶子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son by a concubine
Kinship Term: son by a concubine / 庶子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son by a concubine · Object Role: father
Origins and identity
- Statement: a descendant of Prince Gong of Donghai · Person Id: Prince Gong of Donghai (东海恭王) · Source Text: 东海恭王之后也Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0028
Career and standing
- Title: Marquis of Zeng / 缯侯 · Action: heldExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0028
- Action: lands confiscated · Authority Person Id: Gongsha Mu (公沙穆) · Description: the fields and lands he had seized from officials and commoners were memorialized for confiscationExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0033
Events and relationships
- Kind: family · Role: marquis · Action: deposed the heir born of his principal wife and installed a son by a concubine · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 公沙穆历官（永寿元年之前，无纪年） · Western Interval: Start: AD 120 · End: AD 155Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0028
- Kind: personal · Role: subject of remonstrance · Other Person Id: Gongsha Mu (公沙穆) · Action: wept and apologized under Gongsha Mu's remonstrance · Outcome: for the most part followed the counsel he was givenExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0035
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: lawless, arrogant, cruel and wanton · Source Text: 所为多不法……傲很放恣 · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0028
References in the histories
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