Overview
Liu Penzi was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 25 建武元年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 12
- AD 25 to AD 27 昔盆子歸漢Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 206
- AD 25 to AD 25 更始建武之際Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 146
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Son of Heaven 天子AD 25 建武元年 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 12
- Son of Heaven 天子AD 25 建武元年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 12
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation Active inStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 146
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation Returned toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 206
- Polity Red Eyebrows 赤眉 · Relation Ruler ofDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 12
Events and relationships
- New year feast disorderAD 26 建武元年後正旦 · Ritual · HostDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 114, passages 12, 14
- Returned to Han and received granary distributionAD 25 to AD 27 昔盆子歸漢 · Surrender · SubjectDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 206
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment compared-to-harsh-exactions-as-if-Liu-Penzi-reborn · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 146
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 206
References in the histories
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