Overview
The translated histories identify Liu Xuan as a ruler and scholar. 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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Liu Xuan | 劉宣 | Liú Xuān |
| Courtesy | Zigao | 子高 | Zǐgāo |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Value: maleExplicit · houhanshu:028:s0305
Roles
- Ruler
- Scholar
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 建武初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 25 · End: AD 28Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:028:s0311
- Source Date: Text: 王莽篡位前後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 6 · End: AD 23Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:028:s0310
Family
- Kin of Marquis Chong of Anzhong (安眾侯崇)Kinship Term: younger cousin / 從弟 · Subject Role: younger cousin · Subject Relative Age: younger · Line: paternal
Career and standing
- Title: Marquis of Anzhong / 安眾侯 · Action: inherited · Authority Person Id: Emperor Guangwu of Han (漢光武帝) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建武初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 25 · End: AD 28Explicit · houhanshu:028:s0311
- Status: refused office under Wang Mang and was renowned · Negated Office Service: trueExplicit · houhanshu:028:s0305
Events and relationships
- Kind: political-withdrawal · Role: recluse · Action: hid in forests and marshes with the classics to evade Wang MangExplicit · houhanshu:028:s0310
- Relation: like-minded-associate · Group Person Ids: Zhuo Mao (卓茂), Kong Xiu (孔休), Cai Xun (蔡勛), Gong Sheng (龔勝), Bao Xuan (鮑宣)Explicit · houhanshu:028:s0305
Source notes
- Action: changed personal name and surname · New Name Unrecorded: trueExplicit · houhanshu:028:s0310
References in the histories
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