Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Supervising Secretary; jailer

Liu Zhen 劉振

Died AD 300

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Zhen was a Supervising Secretary; jailer. It is not yet established whether this person is the same as similarly named people in other chapters.

Life and dates

Death

AD 300 及賈庶人死
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 53, passage 131

Attested activity

AD 300 明年正月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 53, passage 68

Career and standing

Supervising Secretary 治書御史
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 68
executed 誅
Executed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 131

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 23: Crown Prince Minhuai · 3 passages

又遣澹以千兵防送太子，更幽于許昌宮之別坊，令治書御史劉振持節守之。 She further sent Dan with a thousand troops to escort the crown prince, moving him to a separate compound of Xuchang palace under Supervising Secretary Liu Zhen with insignia.

慮以告劉振，振乃徙太子于小坊中，絕不與食，宮中猶於牆壁上過食與太子。 Lü reported this to Liu Zhen, who moved the crown prince to a small compound and denied him food. Palace personnel still passed food to him over the walls.

及賈庶人死，乃誅劉振、孫慮、程據等，冊復太子曰：「皇帝使使持節、兼司空、衛尉伊策故皇太子之靈曰：嗚呼！ When Deposed Commoner Jia died, they executed Liu Zhen, Sun Lü, Cheng Ju, and others, and posthumously restored the crown prince; the edict read: "The emperor dispatches the credential-bearer, concurrent Director of Works, Commandant of the Guard Yi to announce by patent to the spirit of the late crown prince: Alas!