Overview
Liu Tan was a Liu Song statesman, administrator, and general.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Southern QiBook of Song
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Hongren | 弘仁 | Hóngrén |
| Childhood name | Ban | 班 | Bān |
| Alternate name | Liu Ban | 劉班 | Liú Bān |
Life and dates
Birth
- c. AD 392 元嘉十七年，時年四十九Derivation death in AD 440 at stated age forty-nineDerived from the source · Book of Song 69, passage 90
Death
- AD 440 元嘉十七年Cause Execution · Executed in prisonDated from the passage context · Book of Song 69, passage 90
- ExecutedDirectly stated · Book of Song 71, passage 115
- ExecutionDirectly stated · Book of Song 58, passage 131
Age
- Amount 49 · Unit years · Event death · Reckoning Source statedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 90
Attested activity
- AD 440 劉湛誅Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 73, passage 259
- AD 424 to AD 449 劉湛，淑從母兄也Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 70, passages 9, 15
- AD 426 to AD 433 元嘉三年後Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 73, passages 41-42, 60
- AD 440 劉湛得罪Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 71, passage 30
- AD 424 太祖即位Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 58, passage 167
- AD 420 to AD 440 宋領軍劉湛在世Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passages 177-178
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- c. AD 392 to c. AD 440 時年四十九Derived from the source · Book of Song 69, passage 90
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Yuan Shu (袁淑)Directly stated · Book of Song 70, passage 9
- Kin of Ruan Tao (阮韜)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 177
- Kin of Wang Yanzhi (王延之)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 177
- Child of Liu Dan (劉淡)adopted by his paternal uncle 出繼伯父 · Adoptive parentageDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 4
- Child of Birth Mother of Liu Zhan (劉湛所生母)birth mother 所生母Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 72
- Child of Liu Liu (劉柳)father 父Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 3
- Kin of Xie Hongwei (謝弘微)maternal uncle's son 舅子 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Song 58, passage 93
- Child of Maternal Aunt of Yuan Shumother 母Strongly inferred · Book of Song 70, passage 9
- Child of Principal Mother of Liu Zhan (劉湛嫡母)principal mother 嫡母 · Uncertain parentageDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 28
- Sibling of Mother of Ruan Taosister 姊妹 · Uncertain siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 177
- Sibling of Mother of Wang Yanzhisister 姊妹 · Uncertain siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 177
- Parent of Liu An (劉黯)son 子Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 33
- Parent of Liu Yan (劉琰)son 子Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 33
- Parent of Liu Yan (劉儼)son 子Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 92
- Parent of Liu Liang (劉亮)son 子Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 92
- Sibling of Liu Su (劉素)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 93
- Kinship Role daughters · Quantity one or more · Named Person Ids · The chapter says he killed each daughter born to him but gives neither names nor a count.Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 100
Key source chapters
- Book of Song, Chapter 69 Volume 69 Biographies 29: Liu Zhan, Fan Ye 45 passages
- Book of Song, Chapter 73 Volume 73 Biographies 33: Yan Yanzhi 7 passages
- Book of Song, Chapter 58 Volume 58 Biographies 18: Wang Hui, Xie Hongwei, Wang Qiu 6 passages
- Book of Song, Chapter 71 Volume 71 Biographies 31: Xu Zhan, Jiang Zhan, Wang Sengchao 3 passages
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 32 Volume 32 Biographies 13: Wang Kun, Zhang Dai, Chu Xuan, He Ji, Wang Yanzhi, Ruan Tao 2 passages
Career and standing
- Attendant Within the Gates 給事中Additionally appointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 51
- Grand Rectifier of his Native Province 本州大中正Additionally appointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 51
- Regular Attendant of the Scattered Cavalry 散騎常侍Additionally appointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 71
- Acting Staff Officer to the Grand Commandant 太尉行參軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 9
- Administrator of Liang Commandery 梁郡太守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 15
- Administrator of Liyang 歷陽太守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 18
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- Assistant Director of the Palace Library 祕書丞AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 12
- Center-Rank Commandant Who Pacifies Yue 平越中郎將AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 27
- Chief Clerk to the General Who Pacifies the Army 撫軍長史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 30
- Chief Clerk 長史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 15
- Colonel of the Southern Man 南蠻校尉AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 30
- Commander of Military Affairs in Guang and Jiao Provinces 督廣、交二州諸軍事AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 27
- Envoy Holding the Tally 使持節AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 30
- General of the Palace Guard 領軍將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 53
- General Who Establishes Might 建威將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 27
- Governor of Guang Province 廣州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 27
- Grand Master of Splendid Happiness with Golden Seal and Purple Ribbon 金紫光祿大夫AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 71
- Headquarters Attending Clerk 治中從事史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 10
- Household Mentor to the Heir Apparent 太子詹事AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 51
- Intendant of Danyang 丹陽尹AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 71
- Merit Officer 功曹AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 10
- Palace Attendant 侍中AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 29
- Personnel Gentleman of the Masters of Writing 尚書吏部郎AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 26
- Registrar to the Heir Apparent's Military Headquarters 世子征虜西中郎主簿AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 10
- Separate-Chariot Attending Clerk 別駕從事史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 10
- Staff Officer to the Chancellor of State 相國參軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 12
- Staff Officer to the Grand Commandant 太尉參軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 10
- Household Mentor to the Heir Apparent 太子詹事Concurrently appointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 54
- director of the palace guard 領軍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 177
- General of the Right Guard 右衞將軍PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 26
- Fifth-grade Baron of Anzhong County 安眾縣五等男InheritedDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 4
- Arrested and executedAllegation factionalism and complicity with Liu YikangDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passages 77, 81, 89-90
- Executed corrupt officials who embezzled one hundred cash or moreDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 19
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 177; Book of Song 73, passage 259
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Song 71, passage 29
- At Nieyang in Nanyang 南陽涅陽Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 2
Works and attributed material
- Final speech · Speaker · Mode direct-attribution Speaker Liu Tan (劉湛)Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passages 94-99
- Speech · Speaker · With Xie Hongwei (謝弘微)Directly stated · Book of Song 58, passages 93-94
- Tao will stand first hereafter; Yanzhi second. 韜後當爲第一，延之爲次也。Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 178
Events and relationships
- Allied himself with Liu Yikang and tried to displace Yin JingrenDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passages 57-59
- Rebuked Liu Yizhen for drinking and eating delicacies while in mourningDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passages 21-25
- Relation Appealed to · Person Prince Yikang of Pengcheng (彭城王義康) · Purpose remove Yan YanzhiDirectly stated · Book of Song 73, passage 45
- Relation Favored · Person Wang Yanzhi (王延之)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 178
- Relation Favored · Person Ruan Tao (阮韜)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 178
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment judged Yan Yanzhi's verses insolent and became furious · With Yan Yanzhi (顏延之) · Mode narrative-report Source Person Id Liu Tan (劉湛)Directly stated · Book of Song 73, passage 51
- Assessment showed breadth of mind and force of character and rejected flashy display · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 5
- Assessment well versed in histories, chronicles, and earlier institutions · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passages 6, 65
- Attribute killed every daughter born to himDirectly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 100
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Song 71, passage 29
References in the histories
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