Overview
Liu Renzhi was an official and Calligrapher.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Northern QiBook of Wei
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Shanjing | 山靜 | Shanjing |
| Posthumous name | Jing | 敬 | Jing |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 544 武定二年Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 85
Attested activity
- AD 532 to AD 534 出帝初Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 83
- AD 531 to AD 532 前廢帝時Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 82
- AD 544 武定二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 85
- AD 534 to AD 547 長史劉仁之Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 46, passage 91
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Liu Er'tou (劉爾頭)father 父Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 79
Key source chapters
Origins and identity
- northerners of Dai who moved to Luoyang 代人徙于洛Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 78
Career and standing
- compilation gentleman 著作郎AD 532 to AD 534 出帝初 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 83
- censor 御史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 81
- director of the Secretariat 中書令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 46, passage 92
- general of the guard 衞將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 84
- governor of Western Yan Province 西兗州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 84
- governor of Yanzhou 兗州AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 46, passage 102
Show 5 more source-backed claims
- gentleman of the yellow gate 黃門侍郎AD 531 to AD 532 前廢帝時 · Held · Concurrent trueDated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 82
- director of the secretariat 中書令Held · Concurrent trueDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 83
- Chief Administrator 長史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 46, passage 91
- posthumous grand general of the guard 贈衞大將軍Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 85
- posthumous title Jing 諡曰敬GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 85
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 86, passage 82
- At Luoyang in Henan 河南洛陽Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 77
Learning and skills
- Skill regular and cursive script 真草書 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 80
Events and relationships
- Cared for Feng Yuanxing householdDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 94
- Flogged Pei Yuan and Wang ChuoDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 91
- Relation Trusted by · Person Erzhu Shilong (尒朱世隆)Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 82
- Relation Friend of · Person Feng Yuanxing (馮元興)Directly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 94
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment inwardly deceitful but steadfast in friendship · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passage 113
- Assessment outwardly elder-like, inwardly deceitful; cruel; reputation exceeded reality · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Wei 86, passages 86, 90-91
References in the histories
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