Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Prince of Jingling of Song

Liu Dan 劉誕

Liú Dàn

Attested AD 450 - AD 460

Passages: 8
Chapters: 4
Histories: 3

Overview

Liu Dan was a prince of Jingling of Song.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 450 to AD 460 劉宋中期
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 88
AD 459 大明三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 76, passage 69
AD 459 大明中竟陵王之亂
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 86, passage 11
AD 459 誕反
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 26, passage 43

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Jing Cui (景粹)
father 父
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 88

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Prince Jingling of Song 宋竟陵王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 43
Entered
Rebel
Directly stated · Book of Song 86, passages 11, 54

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 43
At Guangling 廣陵 · Relation Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 86, passage 11

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Song 76, passage 71

Events and relationships

Rebelled
AD 459 誕反 · Rebellion · Leader
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 26, passage 43

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 43

References in the histories

Search passages

History

8 passages

Book of Liang, Chapter 26Volume 26: Fan Xiu; Fu Zhao; Fu Ying; Xiao Chen; Lu Gao · 1 passage

淡事宋竟陵王劉誕，誕反，淡坐誅。 Dan had served Prince Jingling of Song, Liu Dan; when the prince rebelled, Dan was executed as an accomplice.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 37: Trusted Officials · 3 passages

紀僧真，丹陽建康人也。 Ji Sengzhen was a native of Jiankang in Danyang commandery.

少便書畫，爲宋竟陵王誕子景粹侍書。 As a youth he was skilled in writing and painting and served as calligrapher to Jing Cui, son of Prince Dan of Jingling of Song.

誕舉兵廣陵，城內皆死，敕沈慶之赦係宗，以爲東宮侍書。 When Dan raised troops at Guangling everyone in the city was put to death, but an edict ordered Shen Qingzhi to pardon Xizong, who was then appointed calligrapher to the Eastern Palace.

Book of Song, Chapter 76Volume 76 Biographies 36: Zhu Xiuzhi, Zong Que, Wang Xuanmo · 2 passages

大明三年，竟陵王誕據廣陵反，慤表求赴討，乘驛詣都，面受節度，上停輿慰勉，慤聳躍數十，左右顧盻，上壯之。 In the third year of Daming, the Prince of Jingling, Dan, rebelled at Guangling. Que petitioned to lead the suppression, raced by post relay to the capital, and received his commission face to face. The emperor stopped his carriage to exhort him. Que sprang up and down dozens of times, looking about him; the emperor was stirred.

初，誕誑其眾云：「宗慤助我。」 At first Dan had deceived his men, saying, "Zong Que is on my side."

Book of Song, Chapter 86Volume 86 Biographies 46: Yin Xiaozu, Liu Mian · 2 passages

竟陵王誕據廣陵為逆，孝祖隸沈慶之攻誕，又有戰功，遷西陽王子尚撫軍、寧朔將軍、南濟陰太守。 When Prince Jingling Dan rebelled and held Guangling, Xiaozu served under Shen Qingzhi in the campaign against him and again distinguished himself in battle. He was then transferred to adjutant on the pacification staff of Prince Xiyang Zishang, made general who pacifies the north, and appointed administrator of Southern Jiyin.

竟陵王誕據廣陵為逆，勔隨道隆受沈慶之節度，事平，封金城縣五等侯。 When Prince Jingling Dan rebelled and held Guangling, Mian followed Daolong under Shen Qingzhi's command. When the rebellion was crushed he was enfeoffed as fifth-rank marquis of Jincheng.