Overview
Liu Kuan was a minister of Agriculture.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Wenrao | 文饒 | Wenrao |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Brilliant and Stern | 昭烈侯 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 185 中平二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 275
Age
- 66AD 185 中平二年 · Reckoning SuiDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 275
Attested activity
- AD 76 建初元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 195
- AD 185 中平二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 275
- AD 179 光和二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 271
- AD 165 延熹八年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 241
- AD 146 to AD 168 桓帝時Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 238
- AD 176 熹平五年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 253
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- AD 168 靈帝初Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 250
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Liu Qi (劉崎)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 232
- Parent of Liu Song (劉松)son 子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 277
- Spouse of Wife of Liu Kuan (劉寬夫人)wife 夫人Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 265
Career and standing
- Grand Commandant 太尉Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 271
- grand administrator of Nanyang 南陽太守AD 165 延熹八年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 241
- Prefect of Masters of Writing 尚書令AD 165 延熹八年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 241
- chief clerk to the Minister of Education 司徒長史AD 146 to AD 168 桓帝時 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 238
- Grand Commandant 太尉Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 253
- Grand Counselor of the Palace 太中大夫AD 168 靈帝初 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 250
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- Chamberlain for Palace Attendants / Palace Revenues 光祿勛AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 252
- Chamberlain for Palace Revenues 光祿勛AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 273
- Chamberlain for the Imperial Clan 宗正AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 252
- chancellor of Donghai 東海相AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 240
- Colonel of Garrison Cavalry 屯騎校尉AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 252
- Commandant of the Guards 衛尉AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 270
- Palace Attendant 侍中AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 251
- Privy Treasurer of Yongle 永樂少府AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 273
- Minister of Agriculture 大司農HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 195
- Marquis of Lu township 逯鄉侯Enfeoffed · Households 600Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 274
- General of Chariots and Cavalry seal and ribbon 車騎將軍印綬Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 276
- specially advanced rank 特進Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 276
- Marquis of Lu township 逯鄉侯HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 274
- Marquis Brilliant and Stern 昭烈侯Posthumously titledDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 276
- dismissal 免AD 179 to AD 182 在職三年 · Suffered · Reason solar anomalyDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 272
- dismissal by edict 策免Suffered · Reason solar eclipseDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 269
Places and affiliations
- Eastern Han 後漢Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 28, passage 238
- At Huayin in Hongnong 弘農華陰Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 231
- At Donghai 東海 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 240
- At Nanyang 南陽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 241
Works and attributed material
- Lead only with punishments and people stay out of trouble but feel no shame. 齊之以刑，民免而無恥。Quotation · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 243
- I am not drunk—but my burden weighs so heavily that worry feels like wine. 臣不敢醉，但任重責大，憂心如醉。Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 257
- Animals often resemble one another—mistakes happen. Thank you for bringing him back—there is nothing to apologize for. 物有相類，事容脫誤，幸勞見歸，何為謝之？Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 236
- Did the stew burn your hand? 羹爛汝手？Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 266
- They insulted a fellow human by calling him cattle—that wound cuts deep. That is why I feared he might take his own life. 此人也，罵言畜產，辱熟甚焉！故吾懼其死也。Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 263-264
Events and relationships
- Anticipated Yellow Turban plot and reported it upwardPolitical · InformantDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 274
- Blamed himself when omens appearedRitual moral · AdministratorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 246
- Convened scholars and students for classical lectures while touring countiesEducation · TeacherDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 247
- Credited subordinates for successesAdministration · AdministratorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 245
- Exhorted elders on farming and youths on filial dutyMoral instruction · AdministratorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 248
- Expounded classics when summoned by Emperor LingScholarship · LecturerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 254
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- Feared servant would suicide after guests cursed him as livestockAnecdote · HostDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 260-264
- Fell asleep drunk at audience; explained worry felt like wineAnecdote · OfficialDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 255-258
- Lectured on classics at Huaguang HallAD 168 靈帝初 · Scholarship · Lecturer · At Huaguang Hall 華光殿Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 250
- Presided over three commanderies with gentle forbearanceAdministration · AdministratorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 242
- Punished with rattan whip only to shame, not injureAdministration · AdministratorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 244
- Recruited by the Grand General; five promotionsAD 146 to AD 168 桓帝時 · Appointment · RecruitDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 238
- Specially consulted after capital earthquakeConsultation · Advisor · At capital 京師Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 239
- Unangered when maid spilled stew on court robes; asked if her hand was burnedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 265-266
- Walked home after ox wrongly claimed from his carriageAnecdote · Victim of mistaken claimDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 233-234
- Relation Successor of · Person Xu Xun (許訓) · Context 太尉Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 253
- Relation Successor of · Person Duan Jiong (段颎) · Context 太尉Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 271
- Relation Recommender of · Person Lu Pi (魯丕)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 195
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment lenient and forbearing in governance · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 280
- Assessment people transformed by his virtue day by day · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 249
- Assessment refused to take offense / not retaliating · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 237
- Assessment such was his temperament; called a man of mature virtue throughout the empire · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 267-268
- plain and negligent; fond of wine; disliked bathing; became a capital proverbHabitDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 259
- Item one suit of robes 衣一襲 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 251
References in the histories
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