Overview
Liu Yuanhai was a ruler and Warlord.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Jin
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Liu Yuan | 劉淵 | Liu Yuan |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 304 元海已至Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 101, passage 22
- AD 304 惠帝永興元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 101, passage 29
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Liu He (劉和)father 父
son 子Sources vary in certainty · Book of Jin 101, passages 1, 3
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity Xiongnu 匈奴Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 101, passage 29
Places and affiliations
- AD 304 惠帝永興元年Polity Han 漢 · Relation FoundedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 29
- AD 304 惠帝永興元年At Lishi 離石 · Relation OccupiedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 29
Events and relationships
- Proclaimed stateAD 304 惠帝永興元年 · Political · Founder · At Lishi 離石 · Polity Han 漢Directly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 29
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment chief author of the calamity of the Sixteen Kingdoms era · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 48
References in the histories
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