Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Liu Song general and conspirator

Liu Yun 劉韞

First attested AD 471; died AD 477

Passages: 6
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Liu Yun was a Liu Song general and conspirator.

Life and dates

Death

AD 477 昇明元年
Cause Executed inside the Secretariat
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 51

Attested activity

AD 477 昇明元年
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 22
AD 477 昇明元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 10, passage 50; Book of Song 89, passage 63
AD 471 to AD 479 轉劉韞撫軍長史
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 111

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Kin of Liu Bing (劉秉)
younger paternal cousin 從父弟 · paternal line · Through Father of Liu Bing (劉秉父), Father of Liu Yun (劉韞父)
Directly stated · Book of Song 89, passage 63
Child of Father of Liu Yun (劉韞父)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 89, passage 63

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Central Army Commander 中領軍
AD 477 昇明元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 22
Central Army Commander 中領軍
AD 477 昇明元年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 50
General Who Pacifies (Pacification Army) 撫軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 111

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 111
Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 50

Events and relationships

Plotted inside palace
AD 477 昇明元年 · Political · Conspirator
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 50
Relation Superior of · Person Lu Cheng (陸澄)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 111

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 39Volume 39 Biographies 20: Liu Huan, Di Jin, Lu Cheng · 1 passage

除安成太守，轉劉韞撫軍長史，加綏遠將軍、襄陽太守，竝不拜。 He was appointed Grand Administrator of Ancheng, then transferred to Chief Clerk on Liu Yun's Pacification Army staff, and additionally offered the posts of General Who Pacifies the Distance and Grand Administrator of Xiangyang—all of which he declined.

Book of Song, Chapter 10Volume 10 Annals 10: Emperor Shun · 3 passages

辛丑，尚書右僕射王僧虔為尚書僕射，右衞將軍劉韞為中領軍，金紫光祿大夫王琨為右光祿大夫。 On the xinchou day Wang Sengqian, Right Vice Director of the Masters of Writing, was appointed Vice Director of the Masters of Writing; Liu Yun, Right Guards General, was appointed Central Army Commander; Wang Kun, Grandee of Splendid Gold and Purple Guanglu, was appointed Right Grandee of Splendid Service.

中領軍劉韞、直閤將軍卜伯興在殿內同謀。 Central Army Commander Liu Yun and Direct Attendant Bu Boxing plotted together inside the palace.

錄公齊王誅韞等於省內。 The Recording Secretary, the Prince of Qi, executed Yun and the others inside the Secretariat.

Book of Song, Chapter 89Volume 89 Biographies 49: Yuan Can · 2 passages

時齊王入屯朝堂，秉從父弟領軍將軍韞入直門下省，伯興為直閣，黃回諸將皆率軍出新亭。 At the time the Prince of Qi entered and garrisoned the court hall; Bing's younger paternal cousin Yun, the Commander-in-Chief, went on duty in the Chancellery; Boxing served as Direct Attendant of the Pavilion; and Huang Hui and the other generals all led troops out to Xinting.

粲謀克日矯太后令，使韞、伯興率宿衛兵攻齊王於朝堂，回率軍來應。 Can plotted on a set day to forge the Empress Dowager's order, making Yun and Boxing lead palace guards to attack the Prince of Qi in the court hall; Hui would lead the army to respond.