Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Liu Daolian 道憐

Daolian

Attested AD 410 - AD 423

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Daolian was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 410 to AD 423 吉翰早期至廣州之亂
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 65, passages 3, 25
AD 422 永初三年
Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 7

Career and standing

Flying Cavalry General 驃騎
Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passages 5, 24
General of the Soaring Dragon 龍驤將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 3
Grand Marshal 太尉
Held · From Source Date: Text: 永初三年 · Western Year: AD 422
Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 7

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passages 3, 7

Events and relationships

Northern campaign
Military · Commander · At Guanggu 廣固
Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 4
Ordered southern campaign
Military · Commander · With Liu Daochan (劉道產) · At Guangzhou 廣州
Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 25

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 65Volume 65 Biographies 25: Ji Han, Liu Daochan, Du Ji, Shen Tian · 6 passages

初為龍驤將軍道憐參軍，隨府轉征虜左軍參軍，員外散騎侍郎。 He began as an aide on the staff of General of the Soaring Dragon Liu Daolian, then moved with the command to aide of the Left Army of the Vanquisher of Barbarians and finally to external attendant gentleman of the Scattered Cavalry.

隨道憐北征廣固，賜爵建城縣五等男。 He followed Daolian north to campaign at Guanggu and was granted the fifth-rank barony of Jiancheng County.

轉道憐驃騎中兵參軍，從事中郎。 He was promoted to central army aide on Daolian's Flying Cavalry staff and then to attending gentleman.

永初三年，轉道憐太尉司馬。 In the third year of Yongchu (422) he became chief of staff to Daolian in his capacity as Grand Marshal.

高祖版為中軍行參軍，又為道憐驃騎參軍，襲父爵晉安縣五等侯。 The Founding Emperor made him acting aide on the central army staff and then aide on Daolian's Flying Cavalry staff; he inherited his father's fifth-rank marquisate of Jin'an County.

廣州群盜因刺史謝道欣死為寇，攻沒州城，道憐加道產振武將軍南討，會始興謙之已平廣州，道產未至而反。 When bandits in Guangzhou seized the prefectural city after Inspector Xie Daoxin's death, Daolian promoted Daochan to General Who Quells Martial Disorders and sent him south; but Qianzhi of Shixing had already pacified Guangzhou before Daochan arrived, and he turned back.