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Liu Zhiyuan 劉知遠

Attested AD 946

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Overview

The translated histories identify Liu Zhiyuan as a general and military officer. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Liu Zhiyuan 劉知遠 Liu Zhiyuan

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 三年癸卯 · Western Year: AD 946
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:009:s0170

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated · Counterpart: Khitan / 契丹 · Place: Shuozhou / 朔州 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 癸卯 · Western Year: AD 946

References in the histories

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 9Volume 9 Later Jin Annals 2: the Emperor That Fled · 1 passage