Liu Ze (劉澤) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Liu Ze as an aristocrat, general, royal family member, and ruler. This record brings together 38 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Liu Ze	劉澤	Liú Zé
Title	Grand General	大將軍	Da Jiangjun
Posthumous	King Jing	敬王	Jing Wang
Posthumous name	King Jing	敬王	Jìng Wáng
Title	King of Langya	瑯邪王	Lángyá Wáng
Title	King of Langye	琅邪王
Title	King of Langye	琅邪王	Lángyé wáng
Title	King of Langye	琅邪王	Langye Wang
Title	King of Yan	燕王	Yān wáng
Title	King of Yan	燕王	Yan Wang
Title	King of Yan	燕王	Yān Wáng
Surname	Liu	劉	Liu
Personal name	Liu Ze	劉澤	Liú Zé
Personal	Liu Ze	劉澤	Liu Ze
Title	Marquis of Yingling	營陵侯
Title	Marquis of Yingling	營陵侯	Yingling Hou
Title	Marquis of Yingling	營陵侯	Yínglíng Hóu
Personal name	Ze	澤
Personal	Ze	澤	Zé
Given	Ze	澤	Ze
Given	Ze	澤	Zé

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · hanshu:004:s0099
Sex: male
Explicit · hanshu:044:s0011, shiji:051:s0020

Roles

Aristocrat
General
Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Manner: died · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 澤王燕二年 · Western Year: BC 179
Explicit · shiji:051:s0057
Date Text: second year as king of Yan · Unresolved: true
Explicit · hanshu:044:s0278

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 七年…立營陵侯劉澤為琅邪王 · Western Year: BC 181
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0099
Source Date: Text: 二年 · Western Year: BC 186
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:051:s0026
Source Date: Text: 八年…琅邪王澤 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0045
Source Date: Text: 太后崩 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:051:s0051, shiji:051:s0056
Source Date: Text: 澤王燕二年 · Western Year: BC 179
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:051:s0057
Source Date: Text: 高帝三年 · Western Year: BC 204
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:051:s0021
Source Date: Text: 高帝十一年 · Western Year: BC 196
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:051:s0022

Family

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Ancestor of Dingguo (定國)
Kinship Term: grandson / 孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal · Intermediary Person Ids: Liu Jia (劉嘉)
Parent of Liu Jia (劉嘉)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father

Origins and identity

Lineage: distant Liu kinsman / 諸劉遠屬
Explicit · shiji:051:s0020

Career and standing

Label: general / 將軍 · Action: held · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 高帝十一年 · Western Year: BC 196
Explicit · shiji:051:s0022
Label: Grand General / 大將軍 · Action: held
Explicit · shiji:051:s0044
Label: palace gentleman / 郎中 · Action: held · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 高帝三年 · Western Year: BC 204
Explicit · shiji:051:s0021
Gentleman of the Palace / 郎中
Explicit · hanshu:044:s0012
Grand General / 大將軍
Explicit · hanshu:044:s0034
Title: King of Langya / 瑯邪王 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二年 · Western Year: BC 186
Explicit · shiji:051:s0047
Title: Marquis of Yingling / 營陵侯 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 高帝十一年 · Western Year: BC 196
Explicit · shiji:051:s0022
Title: King of Langye / 琅邪王 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 七年正月 · Western Year: BC 181
Explicit · hanshu:004:s0099
Title: King of Yan / 燕王 · Action: transferred · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 太后崩 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit · shiji:051:s0056
徙琅邪王澤為燕王
Explicit · hanshu:005:s0037
Title: King Jing (posthumous) / 敬王 · Action: granted
Explicit · shiji:051:s0057
Title: Marquis of Yingling / 營陵侯 · Action: held
Explicit · hanshu:004:s0099
King of Langye / 琅邪王
Explicit · hanshu:044:s0037
King of Yan / 燕王
Explicit · hanshu:044:s0277
Marquis of Yingling / 營陵侯
Explicit · hanshu:044:s0013

Places and affiliations

Polity: Langya / 瑯邪 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · shiji:051:s0047
Polity: Yan / 燕 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · shiji:051:s0020, shiji:051:s0056
Place: Chang'an / 長安 · Relation: traveled-to
Explicit · shiji:051:s0053

Works and attributed material

Kind: quoted-message · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Tian Sheng (田生)
Explicit · shiji:051:s0026
Kind: speech · Role: speaker
Explicit · shiji:051:s0051

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: attacked · Other Person Id: Chen Xi (陳豨) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 高帝十一年 · Western Year: BC 196
Explicit · shiji:051:s0022
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: captured · Other Person Id: Wang Huang (王黃) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 高帝十一年 · Western Year: BC 196
Explicit · shiji:051:s0022
Kind: political · Role: kingmaker · Action: enthroned · Other Person Id: King of Dai (代王) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太后崩 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit · shiji:051:s0055
Kind: military · Role: deceived party · Action: forced to send troops · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit · hanshu:004:s0045
Kind: political · Role: conspirator · Action: marched-west-against-Lü-with · Other Person Id: King of Qi (齊王) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太后崩 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit · shiji:051:s0052
Type: second-cousin-paternal · Person Id: Emperor Gaozu (高祖)
Explicit · hanshu:044:s0011
Type: husband · Person Id: Lü Xu's daughter (呂須女)
Explicit · hanshu:044:s0037

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: kingship arose by exploiting Lü power; line ruled three generations · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Sima Qian (太史公)
Explicit · shiji:051:s0068