Overview
The translated histories identify Liu Xian as a scholar and teacher. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Liu Xian | 劉顯 | Liú Xiǎn |
| Personal name | Liu Xian | 劉顯 | Liú Xiǎn |
| Personal name | Liu Xian | 劉顯 | |
| Given name | Xian | 顯 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · chenshu:018:s0131
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · liangshu:030:s0052
Roles
- Scholar
- Teacher
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: with Pei Ziye scholarly circle · Western Year: AD 526Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:030:s0052
- Source Date: Text: 載年十二時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 530 · End: AD 549Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:018:s0131
Places and affiliations
- Place: Pei / 沛國Explicit · chenshu:018:s0131
References in the histories
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