Qin and Han · Royal Family Member

Liu Xian

Xian

Attested BC 121 - BC 108

Passages
3
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Liu Xian as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Liu Xian Xian
Posthumous name King Ai 哀王 Ai Wang
Title King Xian of Jiaodong 膠東王賢 Jiaodong Wang Xian
Given Xian Xian

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 立十四年卒 · Western Interval: Start: BC 121 · End: BC 108
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:059:s0126

Family

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Career and standing

  • Title: King of Jiaodong / 膠東王 · Action: enfeoffed
    Explicit · shiji:059:s0125

Places and affiliations

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 59House of the Five Clans · 3 passages