Five Dynasties · Official

Liu Ju 劉句

Attested AD 939

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Ju was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 939 天福四年三月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 42

Career and standing

grand guardian of the heir apparent 太子太保
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 71
left vice director 左僕射
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 42
Duke of Qiao 譙國公
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 71

Events and relationships

Returned from Khitan
Diplomatic · Envoy
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 42

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 78Volume 78 Book of Later Jin 4: Gaozu Annals 4 · 2 passages

三月癸卯朔，左僕射劉句、給事中盧重自契丹使回，頒賜器幣如馮道等。 On the first day of the third month, left vice director Liu Ju and supervising secretary Lu Chong returned from their embassy to the Khitan and received the same distribution of vessels and silks as Feng Dao and his party.

癸卯，以左僕射劉句兼太子太保，封譙國公。 On the guimao day, Liu Ju, left vice director, was concurrently appointed grand guardian of the heir apparent and enfeoffed as Duke of Qiao.