Overview
The translated histories identify Liu Xian as a rebel, tribal leader, and warlord. This record brings together 8 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Liu Xian | 劉顯 | Liu Xian |
| Childhood | Choufa | 醜伐 | Choufa |
| Personal | Liu Xian | 劉顯 | Liú Xiǎn |
| Personal | Xian | 顯 | Xiǎn |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · weishu:028:s0215
Roles
- Rebel
- Tribal Leader
- Warlord
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 太祖時（本段無顯明年歲） · Western Interval: Start: AD 386 · End: AD 396Explicit event contextual date · weishu:028:s0215
- Source Date: Text: 建國三十九年後至太祖即位前後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 376 · End: AD 400Explicit event contextual date · weishu:028:s0195
Family
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- Kin of Luo Chen (羅辰)Kinship Term: elder male cousin / 從兄
- Child of Liu Kuren (劉庫仁)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological
- Sibling of Kang'ai (亢埿)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-brother · Object Role: elder-brother
Places and affiliations
- Place: Changzi / 長子 · Relation: fled-toExplicit · weishu:028:s0219
- Place: Mayi / 馬邑 · Relation: fled-toExplicit · weishu:028:s0215, weishu:028:s0218
- Place: Mize / 彌澤 · Relation: fled-toExplicit · weishu:028:s0215
- Place: western hills of Mayi / 馬邑西山 · Relation: fled-toExplicit · weishu:028:s0218
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated-and-seized-horses · Other Person Id: Murong Liang (慕容良) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太祖時（本段無顯明年歲） · Western Interval: Start: AD 386 · End: AD 396Explicit · weishu:028:s0217
- Kind: flight · Action: fled south to Mayi when Taizu accededExplicit · weishu:028:s0200
- Kind: military · Role: fugitive · Action: fled-to · Other Person Id: Murong Yong (慕容永) · Place: Changzi / 長子 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太祖時（本段無顯明年歲） · Western Interval: Start: AD 386 · End: AD 396Explicit · weishu:028:s0219
- Kind: killing · Action: killed Juan and seized his positionExplicit · weishu:028:s0197, weishu:028:s0199
- Kind: rebellion · Action: plotted rebellionExplicit · weishu:028:s0199
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: ruthless and likely to rebel · Provenance: Mode: reported-speech · Speaker Person Id: Luo Chen (羅辰)Explicit · weishu:028:s0195
References in the histories
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