Qin and Han · Official

Liu Jie 劉揭

Liú Jiē

Attested c. BC 190 - BC 180

Passages: 6
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Jie was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 180 八年…典客劉揭
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 4, passage 64
c. BC 190 典客劉揭
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 224

Key source chapters

Book of Han, Chapter 5 Volume 4: Annals of Emperor Wen 3 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 4 Volume 3: Annals of Empress Lü Zhi 2 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 70 Volume 60: Du Zhou 1 passage

Career and standing

Title En Court Receptionist · Title Zh 典客
Directly stated · Book of Han 5, passage 299
Title En Marquis of Yangxin · Title Zh 陽信侯 · Gold Jin 1000
Directly stated · Book of Han 5, passage 330

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 4Volume 3: Annals of Empress Lü Zhi · 2 passages

勃復令酈寄、典客劉揭說祿，曰：「帝使太尉守北軍，欲令足下之國，急歸將軍印辭去。 Zhou Bo then ordered Li Ji and Protocol Director Liu Jie to persuade Lü Lu, saying: 'The emperor has made the Grand Commandant guard the Northern Army and wishes you to return to your state. Urgently return the general's seal and depart.

祿遂解印屬典客，而以兵授太尉勃。 Lü Lu then removed his seal and entrusted it to the Protocol Director, handing command of the troops over to Grand Commandant Zhou Bo.

Book of Han, Chapter 5Volume 4: Annals of Emperor Wen · 3 passages

群臣從至，上議曰：「丞相臣平、太尉臣勃、大將軍臣武、御史大夫臣蒼、宗正臣郢、朱虛侯臣章、東牟侯臣興居、典客臣揭再拜言大王足下：子弘等皆非孝惠皇帝子，不當奉宗廟。 The ministers followed and arrived. The court deliberated, saying: "Chancellor Chen Ping, Grand Commandant Zhou Bo, General-in-Chief Chai Wu, Grandee Secretary Zhang Cang, Director of the Imperial Clan Liu Ying, Marquis Zhu Xu Liu Zhang, Marquis Dong Mou Liu Xingju, and Court Receptionist Liu Jie bowed twice and addressed Your Majesty: Zi Hong and the others are not sons of Emperor Xiaohui and should not serve at the ancestral temple.

典客揭奪呂祿印。 Court Receptionist Jie seized Lü Lu's seal.

封典客揭為陽信侯，賜金千斤。」 Court Receptionist Jie was enfeoffed as Marquis of Yangxin and granted one thousand jin of gold."

Book of Han, Chapter 70Volume 60: Du Zhou · 1 passage

後將軍趙充國、大司農田延年、少府史樂成功比典客劉揭，皆封侯益土。 Rear General Zhao Chongguo, Grand Minister of Agriculture Tian Yannian, and Chamberlain for the Palace Revenues Shi Yuecheng were ranked with Director of Guests Liu Jie. All were enfeoffed as marquises and granted additional fiefs.