Overview
The translated histories identify Liu Xiang as a scholar and writer. This record brings together 1 passage 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 Xiang | 劉向 | Liu Xiang |
| Surname | Liu | 劉 | |
| Personal name | Liu Xiang | 劉向 | Liú Xiàng |
| Given name | Xiang | 向 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · jiuwudaishi:141:s0007
Roles
- Scholar
- Writer
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 劉向之緒言 · Western Interval: Start: BC 79 · End: BC 8Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:141:s0007
Works and attributed material
- Work: prefatory remarks on the Five Elements / 緒言 · Relation: authorExplicit · jiuwudaishi:141:s0007
References in the histories
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