Liu Youqiu (劉幽求) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Liu Youqiu as an aristocrat, official, and statesman. This record brings together 23 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 Youqiu	劉幽求	Liu Youqiu
Title	Baron of Zhongshan	中山縣男
Title	Duke of Xu	徐國公
Surname	Liu	劉	Liu
Personal name	Liu Youqiu	劉幽求	Liu Youqiu
Posthumous name	Wenxian	文獻	Wenxian
Given name	Youqiu	幽求	Youqiu

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · xintangshu:121:s0003

Roles

Aristocrat
Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Death

Manner: died on the road from resentment · Age: 61
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0037

Age

Age: 61 · Reckoning: sui
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0037

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 先天元年 · Western Year: AD 712
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0023
Source Date: Text: 六年 · Western Year: AD 718
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0039
Source Date: Text: 建中中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 780 · End: AD 783
Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:121:s0040
Source Date: Text: 景雲二年 · Western Year: AD 711
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0014
Source Date: Text: 聖歷中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 698 · End: AD 700
Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:121:s0004
Source Date: Text: 開元初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 713 · End: AD 714
Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:121:s0033

Family

Kinship Role: sons · Count: 2
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0012

Career and standing

Label: Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs / 尚書右仆射 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 先天元年 · Western Year: AD 712
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0023
Label: assistant magistrate of Chaoyi / 朝邑尉 · Action: appointed
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0006
Label: magistrate of Langzhong / 閬中尉 · Action: appointed
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0005
Label: Palace Attendant / 侍中 · Action: appointed
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0015
Label: Secretariat Drafter / 中書舍人 · Action: appointed
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0012
Label: Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs / 尚書右丞 · Action: appointed
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0013
Label: Minister of Revenue / 戶部尚書 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景雲二年 · Western Year: AD 711
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0014
Title: Baron of Zhongshan / 中山縣男 · Action: granted
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0012
Label: Grand Mentor / 司徒 · Action: posthumously-granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建中中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 780 · End: AD 783
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0040
Label: Minister of Rites / 禮部尚書 · Action: posthumously-granted
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0038
Title: Duke of Xu / 徐國公 · Action: granted
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0013
Status: exile · Action: entered · Place: Fengzhou / 封州
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0031

Places and affiliations

Polity: Tang / 唐 · Relation: served
Strongly inferred · xintangshu:121:s0003
Place: Wuqiang in Jizhou / 冀州武強
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0003

Learning and skills

Credential: special civil-service examination / 制科 · Action: earned
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0004

Works and attributed material

Kind: edict · Role: subject
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0016, xintangshu:121:s0017, xintangshu:121:s0018, xintangshu:121:s0019, xintangshu:121:s0020, xintangshu:121:s0021, xintangshu:121:s0022
Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Huan Yanfan (桓彥範)
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0007, xintangshu:121:s0008

Events and relationships

Kind: coup · Role: planner · Action: participated · Other Person Id: Xuanzong (玄宗)
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0011
Kind: political · Role: advisor · Action: warned · Other Person Id: Huan Yanfan (桓彥範)
Explicit · xintangshu:121:s0007, xintangshu:121:s0008