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Overview The translated histories identify Liu Yuanjing as a general and official. This record brings together 10 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names Type English Chinese Pinyin
Personal
Liu Yuanjing
柳元景
Liu Yuanjing
Personal name
Liu Yuanjing
柳元景
Liǔ Yuánjǐng
Personal name
Liu Yuanying
柳元景
Liǔ Yuánjǐng
Given
Yuanying
元景
Yuánjǐng
Identity
Historicity Historical
Identification Named
Sex Male Life and dates Attested activity Source Date: Text: 孝武/明帝前Western Interval: Start: AD 453End: AD 464
Source Date: Text: 孝武時Western Interval: Start: AD 453End: AD 464
Source Date: Text: 雍州蠻寇Western Interval: Start: AD 445End: AD 453
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 31 Volume 31 Biographies 12: Jiang Mi, Xun Boyu · 1 passage
Book of Song, Chapter 76 Volume 76 Biographies 36: Zhu Xiuzhi, Zong Que, Wang Xuanmo · 9 passages
後為隨郡太守，雍州蠻屢為寇，建威將軍沈慶之率慤及柳元景等諸將，分道攻之，羣蠻大潰。
He later served as Administrator of Suixian. Tribal forces in Yongzhou raided again and again. Shen Qingzhi, General Who Establishes Martial Might, led Que, Liu Yuanying, and others in divided attacks, and the tribes were smashed.
又南新郡蠻帥田彥生率部曲反叛，焚燒郡城，屯據白楊山，元景攻之未能下，慤率其所領先登，眾軍隨之，羣蠻由是畏服。
In Nanxin, the tribal leader Tian Yansheng rose with his bands, burned the commandery seat, and occupied White Poplar Mountain. Yuanying besieged him without success. Que led his own men up first; the rest of the army followed, and the tribes thereafter held him in awe.
孝武即位，以為左衞將軍，封洮陽侯，功次柳元景。
After Xiaowu's accession, Que was made General of the Left Guard and enfeoffed as Marquis of Taoyang; his merit stood just below Liu Yuanying's.
及南郡王義宣與江州刺史臧質反，朝庭假玄謨輔國將軍，拜豫州刺史，與柳元景南討，軍屯梁山，夾岸築偃月壘，水陸待之。
When Yixuan, Prince of Nanjun, and Jiangzhou Inspector Zang Zhi rose in revolt, the court named Xuanmo acting Pacifying-State General and Inspector of Yuzhou. With Liu Yuanying he marched south, encamped at Liangshan, and threw up crescent ramparts on both riverbanks to meet the rebels by land and water.
民間訛言玄謨欲反，時柳元景當權，元景弟僧景為新城太守，以元景之勢，制令南陽、順陽、上庸、新城諸郡並發兵討玄謨。
Word ran that Xuanmo meant to rebel. Liu Yuanying then dominated the court; his brother Sengjing governed Xincheng and, leaning on Yuanying's power, ordered Nanyang, Shunyang, Shangyong, Xincheng, and neighboring commanderies to march against Xuanmo.
柳元景、垣護之並北人，而玄謨獨受「老傖」之目。
Liu Yuanying and Yuan Huzhi were northerners too, yet only Xuanmo was tagged "Old Barbarian."
常在左右，令以杖擊羣臣，自柳元景以下，皆罹其毒。
Baizhu stayed always at his side, and the emperor had him beat the ministers with a staff—from Liu Yuanying downward, all felt his blows.
孝武崩，與柳元景等俱受顧命，以外監事委玄謨。
At Xiaowu's death he and Liu Yuanying and others received the final testament; border affairs were placed in Xuanmo's hands.
少帝既誅顏師伯、柳元景等，狂悖益甚，以領軍徵玄謨。
After the Deposed Emperor killed Yan Shibo, Liu Yuanying, and the rest, his madness deepened. He recalled Xuanmo as General of the Palace Guard.