Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Liu Jun 劉濬

Liú Jùn

Attested AD 424 - AD 453

Passages: 11
Chapters: 4
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Liu Jun as an aristocrat, rebel, and royal family member. This record brings together 11 passages from 4 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Liu Jun	劉濬	Liú Jùn
Personal	Jun	濬
Given	Jun	浚	Jùn
Personal	Jun	浚
Given name	Jun	濬	Jùn
Personal	Liu Jun	劉浚	Liú Jùn
Personal name	Liu Jun	劉濬	Liú Jùn
Epithet	one of the two villains	二凶
Title	Prince of Shixing	始興王
Title	Prince of Shixing	始興王	Shǐxīng Wáng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · songshu:070:s0020, songshu:073:s0259
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · songshu:071:s0118

Roles

Aristocrat
Rebel
Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 劉湛誅 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Regnal Year: 17 · Western Year: AD 440
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:073:s0259
Source Date: Text: 出為始興王征北長史 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Regnal Year: 26 · Western Year: AD 449
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:070:s0015, songshu:070:s0019
Source Date: Text: 元嘉末 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Regnal Year: 30 · Western Year: AD 453
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:071:s0118
Source Date: Text: 始興王浚嘗送錢三萬餉淑 · Western Interval: Start: AD 449 · End: AD 453
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:070:s0074
Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 453 · Source Date: Text: 遷黃門侍郎，始興王濬後軍長史，司
Explicit · songshu:062:s0072

Family

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Child of Liu Yilong (劉義隆)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: liu-song · Relation: member-of
Strongly inferred · songshu:071:s0118
Polity Id: liu-song · Relation: membered
Explicit · songshu:073:s0259

Events and relationships

Kind: personal · Role: actor · Action: sent-then-recalled-gift · Other Person Id: Yuan Shu (袁淑)
Explicit · songshu:070:s0074
Relation: nephew-addressing-as-maternal-uncle · Person Id: Yuan Shu (袁淑)
Explicit · songshu:070:s0020

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · songshu:071:s0118

References in the histories

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Book of Song, Chapter 62Volume 62 Biographies 22: Yang Xin, Zhang Fu, Wang Wei · 3 passages

遷黃門侍郎，始興王濬後軍長史，司徒左長史。 He was promoted to Gentleman at the Yellow Gate, Chief Clerk on Prince of Shixing Jun's Rear Army staff, and Left Chief Clerk to the Minister of Works.

起家司徒祭酒，轉主簿，始興王濬後軍功曹記室參軍，太子中舍人，始興王友。 He entered office as Libationer of the Minister of Works, then chief clerk, Merit Officer and Record-House Aide on Prince of Shixing Jun's Rear Army staff, Attendant in the Heir Apparent's household, and Friend to the Prince of Shixing.

微既為始興王濬府吏，濬數相存慰，微奉答箋書，輒飾以辭采。 Once Wei became an officer on Prince of Shixing Jun's staff, Jun often sent words of concern; Wei in his replies always adorned his letters with literary polish.

Book of Song, Chapter 70Volume 70 Biographies 30: Yuan Shu · 4 passages

出為始興王征北長史、南東海太守。 He went out as chief clerk of the pacification of the north to Prince of Shixing and administrator of Southern Donghai.

淑始到府，浚引見，謂曰：「不意舅遂垂屈佐。」 When Shu first arrived, Jun received him and said, "I never expected my uncle to condescend to serve as my aide."

始興王浚嘗送錢三萬餉淑，一宿複遣追取，謂使人謬誤，欲以戲淑。 Prince of Shixing Jun once sent thirty thousand cash to Shu; after one night he sent to recover it, claiming a messenger's error, intending to tease him.

淑與浚書曰：「袁司直之視館，敢寓書于上國之宮尹。 Shu wrote to Jun: "Director Yuan ventures to lodge a letter with the upper state's palace steward.

Book of Song, Chapter 71Volume 71 Biographies 31: Xu Zhan, Jiang Zhan, Wang Sengchao · 3 passages

二凶巫蠱事發，上欲廢劭，賜浚死。 When the witchcraft plot of the two princes was exposed, the emperor wished to depose Shao and order Jun to take his own life.

初為江夏王義恭司徒參軍，轉始興王文學，秘書丞，司徒左長史，太子中庶子。 He began on Prince Yigong of Jiangxia's staff, then served as literary adjunct under the Prince of Shixing, director of the Secretariat, left chief of staff, and vice-steward of the heir apparent's household.

始興王浚嘗問其年，僧綽自嫌蚤達，逡巡良久乃答，其謙虛自退若此。 Prince Jun of Shixing once asked his age; ashamed of his early advancement, Sengchuo hesitated a long while before answering—such was his modesty.

Book of Song, Chapter 73Volume 73 Biographies 33: Yan Yanzhi · 1 passage

劉湛誅，起延之為始興王濬後軍諮議參軍，御史中丞。 After Liu Zhan was executed, Yanzhi was appointed Consultant of the Rear Army to Prince Shixing Liu Jun and Censor-in-Chief.