Overview
Liu Ji was an official and Filial Son.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Liang
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Shixuan | 士烜 | Shixuan |
Life and dates
Death
- Died of grief before mourning period ended · Age 52Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 242
Age
- 14Reckoning Sui · Context mourning fatherDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 228
- 50Reckoning Sui · Context nursing motherDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 238
- 52Reckoning Sui · Context deathDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 242
- 9Reckoning Sui · Context recited Zuo CommentaryDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 227
Attested activity
- AD 502 to AD 519 天監中Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 47, passage 231
- AD 502 to AD 549 霽年已五十…服未終而卒,時年五十二Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 47, passages 238, 242
- AD 502 高祖時Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 47, passages 168, 224
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Liu Chenmin (劉乘民)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 225
- Child of Liu Wenwei (劉聞慰)father 父
father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passages 226, 228 - Child of Lady Ming (明氏)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 238
- Sibling of Liu Gaochu (劉高槠)younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
younger brother 弟Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passages 229, 244 - Sibling of Liu Xiao (劉杳)younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
younger brother 弟Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passages 229, 244
Career and standing
- court gentleman for attendance 奉朝請AD 502 to AD 519 天監中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 231
- magistrate of Xichang 西昌相AD 502 to AD 519 天監中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 231
- staff equal on the Xuanhui staff of the Prince of Jin'an 宣惠晉安王府參軍AD 502 to AD 519 天監中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 231
- Jiankang rectifier 建康正AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 235
- magistrate of Haiyan 海鹽令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 233
- Master of Guests in the Secretariat 尚書主客侍郎AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 232
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- inner recorder within limits 限內記室AD 502 to AD 519 天監中 · ConcurrentDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 231
- magistrate of Jiankang 建康令RefusedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 237
- EnteredDismissed for illnessDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 236
Places and affiliations
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 231
- At Pingyuan 平原 · Relation Native ofStrongly inferred · Book of Liang 47, passage 227
- At Pingyuan 平原Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 224
- At Haiyan 海鹽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 233
- At Jiankang 建康 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passages 235, 237
- At Xichang 西昌 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 231
Learning and skills
- wide reading and mastery of many subjects 博涉多通Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 230
- Belief Guanyin / Guanshiyin devotion 觀世音 · Relation Adherent ofDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 238
- Skill recitation of Zuo Commentary 誦左氏傳 · Level able at age nineDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 227
Works and attributed material
- Clarifying Common Speech 釋俗語Relation Author · Quantity eight scrolls 八卷Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 243
- collected writings 文集Relation Author · Quantity ten scrolls 十卷Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 243
- Your mother's span is done, but your devotion is so deep I shall ask to extend it. 夫人算盡,君精誠篤至,當相為申延。Dream speech · Addressee · Direct quotation · Mode dreamDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 238
Events and relationships
- Lodged at tomb and mourned beyond the ritesRitual · MournerDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passages 240-241
- Nursed mother without loosening belt for seventy days while chanting Guanshiyin sutraRitual · CaregiverDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 238
- received restraining letter from 致書抑譬Directly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 242
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment famed for harmony and good order while governing two districts · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Liang 47, passage 234
References in the histories
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