Overview
The translated histories identify Liu Yan as a general, rebel, and royal family member. This record brings together 6 passages from 3 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Liu Yan | 劉縯 | Liu Yan |
| Courtesy | Bo Sheng | 伯升 | |
| Courtesy name | Bosheng | 伯升 | Bosheng |
| Alternate name | Liu Bosheng | 劉伯升 | Liu Bosheng |
| Personal name | Liu Yan | 劉伯升 | Liu Bosheng |
| Personal | Yan | 縯 | Yan |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:091:s0090
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:012:s0063
Roles
- General
- Rebel
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 東漢受命 · Western Interval: Start: AD 22 · End: AD 25Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:012:s0063
- Source Date: Text: 王莽時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 9 · End: AD 23Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:091:s0090
- Source Date: Text: 王莽末 · Western Year: AD 23Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:037:s0016
Family
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- Child of Liu Xuan (劉玄)Parentage: biological
Parentage: biological
Career and standing
- Status: line-extinguished · Action: suffered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 王莽時絕 · Western Interval: Start: AD 9 · End: AD 23Explicit · hanshu:091:s0090
References in the histories
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