Liu Jiwen (劉繼文) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Liu Jiwen as an aristocrat, diplomat, envoy, and military officer. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Liu Jiwen	劉繼文	Liú Jìwén
Title	Prince of Pengcheng commandery	彭城郡王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:008:s0025
Sex: male
Explicit · liaoshi:009:s0047

Roles

Aristocrat
Diplomat
Envoy
Military Officer
Named Individual
Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 乾亨元年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 979
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:009:s0047
Source Date: Text: 保寧七年 · Western Year: AD 975
Explicit · liaoshi:008:s0105
Source Date: Text: 保寧元年 · Western Year: AD 969
Explicit · liaoshi:008:s0025

Family

Kin of Liu Jiyuan (劉繼元)
Kinship Term: related Liu / 繼 · Line: paternal

Career and standing

Label: Yanmen Military Commissioner / 雁門節度使 · Action: held
Explicit · liaoshi:008:s0105
Title: Prince of Pengcheng commandery / 彭城郡王 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾亨元年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 979
Explicit · liaoshi:009:s0049

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: liao · Relation: served
Explicit · liaoshi:009:s0049

Events and relationships

Kind: diplomatic · Role: visitor · Action: came-to-court · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 保寧七年二月 · Western Year: AD 975
Explicit · liaoshi:008:s0105
Kind: diplomatic · Role: envoy · Action: congratulated-accession · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 保寧元年五月 · Western Year: AD 969
Explicit · liaoshi:008:s0025
Kind: political · Role: refugee · Action: fled-to-Liao · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾亨元年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 979
Explicit · liaoshi:009:s0047

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · liaoshi:008:s0025

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 8Volume 8 Annals 8: Jingzong 1 · 2 passages

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壬寅，漢遣李匡弼、劉繼文、李元素等來賀。 On renyin day Han sent Li Kuangbi, Liu Jiwen, Li Yuansu, and others to offer congratulations on the accession.

二月癸亥，漢雁門節度使劉繼文來朝。 In the second month, on guihai day, Han's Yanmen Military Commissioner Liu Jiwen came to court.

History of Liao, Chapter 9Volume 9 Annals 9: Jingzong 2 · 2 passages

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五月己卯朔，宋兵至河東，漢與戰，不利，劉繼文、盧俊來奔。 On the jimao new moon of the fifth month Song armies reached Hedong; Han fought them and was beaten, and Liu Jiwen and Lu Jun came over in flight.

甲子，封劉繼文為彭城郡王，盧俊同政事門下平章事。 On jiazi day Liu Jiwen was enfeoffed Prince of Pengcheng commandery and Lu Jun was made co-director of the Secretariat with the rank of co-chancellor under the Gate.