Song, Liao, and Jin · Song Assistant Commander who Surrendered

Liu Yuan 劉淵

Liú Yuān

Attested AD 1258

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Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify Liu Yuan as a military officer. 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

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Liu Yuan 劉淵 Liú Yuān
Personal name Liu Yuan 劉淵 Liú Yuān

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

Career and standing

  • Label: assistant general / 裨將 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年戊午…十二月 · Regnal Year: 8 · Lunar Month: 12 · Western Year: AD 1258
    Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0201

Places and affiliations

  • Polity: Song / 宋 · Relation: served · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年戊午…十二月 · Regnal Year: 8 · Lunar Month: 12 · Western Year: AD 1258
    Strongly inferred · yuanshi:003:s0201

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Role: defector · Action: with other officers killed the commander Duan Yuanjian at Qingju Mountain and surrendered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年戊午…十二月 · Regnal Year: 8 · Lunar Month: 12 · Western Year: AD 1258 · Other Person Id: Duan Yuanjian (段元鑒) · Place: Qingju Mountain / 青居山
    Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0201

References in the histories

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History of Yuan, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Xianzong · 1 passage