Song, Liao, and Jin · Ruler

Liu Jien 繼恩

Jien

Died AD 968

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Jien was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

AD 968 九月
Assassinated · With Hou Barong (侯霸榮)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 129

Attested activity

AD 968 承鈞立十三年
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 115

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Liu Chengjun (劉承鈞)
adopted son 養子 · Adoptive parentage
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passages 115, 121
Sibling of Liu Jiyuan (劉繼元)
brothers 兄弟 · Maternal half siblings
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passages 121, 136
Child of Xue Zhao (釗)
father 父
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 116
Child of Daughter of Liu Min (旻女)
mother 母
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 116

Career and standing

prefect of Taiyuan 太原尹
Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 122
AD 968 繼恩立
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 126

References in the histories

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History

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 70Volume 70: Hereditary House of Eastern Han · 8 passages

承鈞立十三年病卒，其養子繼恩立。 After thirteen years Chengjun died; his adopted heir Jien took the throne.

繼恩本姓薛氏，父釗為卒，旻以女妻之，生繼恩。 Jien was born Xue; his father Zhao was a common soldier whom Min married to a daughter—thus Jien.

承鈞立，以繼恩為太原尹。 On his accession Chengjun made Jien prefect of Taiyuan.

承鈞嘗謂郭無為曰：「繼恩純孝，然非濟世之才，恐不能了我家事。」 Chengjun once told Guo Youwei, "Jien is dutiful but no statesman—I doubt he can settle our house's affairs."

承鈞卒，繼恩告哀於契丹而後立。 After Chengjun's death Jien notified Khitan of mourning, then enthroned himself.

繼恩服缞裳視事，寢處皆居勤政閣，而承鈞故執事百司宿衛者皆在太原府廨。 Jien governed in hemp mourning and lived only in the Diligence Pavilion; Chengjun's old officials and guards stayed in the prefectural offices.

九月，繼恩置酒會諸大臣宗子，飲罷，臥閣中。 In the ninth month he banqueted ministers and kin, then retired to the pavilion.

初，承鈞之語郭無為也，繼恩怨無為不助己，及立，欲逐之而未果，故霸榮之亂，人皆以謂無為之謀，霸榮死，口滅而無知者。 Jien had resented Youwei since Chengjun's remark that he lacked talent; on taking power he tried to oust him and failed—so when Barong struck, rumor blamed Youwei; Barong's death left no witness.