Overview
The translated histories identify Liu Zhen as a historian, official, scholar, and writer. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Liu Zhen | 刘珍 | Liu Zhen |
| Alternate | Bao | 宝 | Bao |
| Surname | Liu | 刘 | Liu |
| Courtesy | Qiusun | 秋孙 | Qiusun |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0244, houhanshu:089:s0340
Roles
- Historian
- Official
- Scholar
- Writer
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: died in office / 卒官Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0346
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 元初元年 · Western Year: AD 114Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0244
- Source Date: Text: 延光四年 · Western Year: AD 125Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0345
- Source Date: Text: 明年 · Western Year: AD 126Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0346
- Source Date: Text: 永初中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 107 · End: AD 113Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:089:s0342
- Source Date: Text: 永宁元年 · Western Year: AD 120Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0344
Career and standing
- Label: Chamberlain for the Palace Garrison / 卫尉 · Action: appointedExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0346
- Label: Colonel of the Yue Cavalry / 越骑校尉 · Action: appointedExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0344
- Label: Herald Superintendent / 谒者仆射 · Action: appointedExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0248, houhanshu:089:s0342
- Label: Minister of the Imperial Clan / 宗正 · Action: appointedExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0345
- Label: Palace Attendant / 侍中 · Action: appointedExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0344
Places and affiliations
- Place: Caiyang in Nanyang / 南阳蔡阳Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0340
Works and attributed material
- Count: 7 · Works: laments, hymns, and linked pearls / 诔、颂、连珠Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0347
- Work: Biographies of Famous Ministers Since Jianwu / 建武已来名臣传 · Relation: authorExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0344
- Work: Explaining Names / 释名 · Relation: authorExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0348
- Work: Han Records / 汉记 · Relation: compilerExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0248
Events and relationships
- Kind: scholarly · Role: collator · Action: collated-classics · Place: Eastern Lodge / 东观Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0343
- Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0244
- Relation: colleague-of · Person Id: Ma Rong (马融)Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0343
- Relation: colleague-of · Person Id: Liu Taotu (刘騊駼)Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0343, houhanshu:089:s0344
- Relation: praised · Person Id: Liu Yi (刘毅)Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0244
References in the histories
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