Liu Jingli (柳敬禮) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Liu Jingli as a general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 8 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 Jingli	柳敬禮	Liu Jingli
Personal name	Jingli	敬禮	Jingli
Personal name	Liu Jingli	柳敬禮	Liu Jingli

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · liangshu:043:s0144

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official

Life and dates

Death

Manner: killed after plot reported · Authority Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景)
Explicit · liangshu:043:s0154

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Western Year: AD 548
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:043:s0148, liangshu:043:s0104

Family

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Descendant of Liu Qingyuan (慶遠)
Kinship Term: grandfather / 孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal · Subject Role: grandfather · Object Role: grandson
Sibling of Liu Zhongli (柳仲禮)
Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-brother · Object Role: elder-brother
Child of Liu Jin (柳津)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

Label: General Who Guards the Army / 護軍 · Action: appointed · Authority Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景)
Explicit · liangshu:043:s0150
Label: magistrate of Fufeng / 扶風太守 · Action: appointed
Explicit · liangshu:043:s0147
Status: hostage · Action: held · Authority Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景)
Explicit · liangshu:043:s0150

Places and affiliations

Polity: Liang / 梁 · Relation: served
Explicit · liangshu:043:s0144

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Liu Zhongli (柳仲禮)
Explicit · liangshu:043:s0151

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: conspirator · Action: plotted with Huili to seize city; reported by Xiao Ben and killed · Other Person Id: Xiao Huili (蕭會理)
Explicit · liangshu:043:s0154

References in the histories

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Book of Liang, Chapter 43Volume 43: Wei Can; Jiang Ziyi; Jiang Zisi; Jiang Ziwu; Zhang Sheng; Shen Jun; Liu Jingli · 8 passages

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韋粲江子一弟子四子五張嵊沈浚柳敬禮 Wei Can; Jiang Ziyi; his younger brothers Zisi and Ziwu; Zhang Sheng; Shen Jun; Liu Jingli

柳敬禮，開府儀同三司慶遠之孫。 Liu Jingli was grandson of Grand Master Qingyuan with the rites of the Three Excellencies.

敬禮與兄仲禮，皆少以勇烈知名。 Jingli and his elder brother Zhongli were both famed from youth for fierce courage.

侯景渡江，敬禮率馬步三千赴援。 When Hou Jing crossed the river Jingli led three thousand horse and foot to the rescue.

台城沒，敬禮與仲禮俱見於景，景遣仲禮經略上流，留敬禮爲質，以爲護軍。 When the terrace city fell Jingli and Zhongli both appeared before Jing; Jing sent Zhongli upriver and kept Jingli as hostage, making him General Who Guards the Army.

景餞仲禮於後渚，敬禮密謂仲禮曰：「景今來會，敬禮抱之，兄拔佩刀，便可斫殺，敬禮死亦無所恨。」 Jing saw Zhongli off at Rear Ford; Jingli secretly said to Zhongli, "Jing comes to this meeting—Jingli will embrace him; brother, draw your sword and you can cut him down; Jingli dies without regret."

及酒數行，敬禮目仲禮，仲禮見備衛嚴，不敢動，計遂不果。 When cups had gone round several times Jingli signaled Zhongli; Zhongli saw the guards strict and dared not move—the plan did not succeed.

會景征晉熙，敬禮與南康王會理共謀襲其城，剋期將發，建安侯蕭賁知而告之，遂遇害。 When Jing campaigned against Jinxing Jingli with the Prince of Nankang Huili plotted to seize his city; the day fixed they were about to rise when the Marquis of Jian'an Xiao Ben reported it, and he was killed.