Overview
Liu Shizhi was an official and Ritual Specialist.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Chen
Life and dates
Death
- AD 568 其夜Granted death in prisonDirectly stated · Book of Chen 7, passage 60
- Granted death · At northern prison 北獄Directly stated · Book of Chen 20, passage 27
- executed 伏誅Directly stated · Book of Chen 32, passage 53
Attested activity
- AD 568 光大二年十一月甲寅Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 96
- AD 567 光大元年Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 203
- AD 568 其夜賜死Directly stated · Book of Chen 7, passage 60
- AD 562 天嘉三年春Directly stated · Book of Chen 14, passage 82
- AD 560 天嘉元年Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 198
- AD 566 天康元年Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 201
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- AD 566 to AD 568 廢帝即位Directly stated · Book of Chen 7, passage 53
- AD 567 to AD 568 廢帝朝Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 32, passage 51
- AD 566 文帝崩後Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 20, passage 26
- AD 548 to AD 555 王僧辯幕府初建Directly stated · Book of Chen 29, passage 7
- AD 555 紹泰初Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 125
- AD 557 高祖受禪Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 168
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Liu Xizhi (劉奚之)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 120
- Child of Liu Jingyan (劉景彥)father 父Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 121
Key source chapters
- Book of Chen, Chapter 16 Volume 16: Zhao Zhili; Cai Jingli; Liu Shizhi; Xie Qi 19 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 7 Volume 7: Empresses and Consorts 5 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 20 Volume 20: Dao Zhongju; Han Zigao; Hua Jiao 2 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 4 Volume 4: Emperor Fei 1 passage
- Book of Chen, Chapter 12 Volume 12: Hu Ying; Xu Du; Du Leng; Shen Ke 1 passage
Origins and identity
- plain clan 素族Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 119
Career and standing
- palace secretariat attendant-in-ordinary 中書舍人AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 125
- Secretariat Attendant 中書舍人HeldDirectly stated · Book of Chen 20, passage 26
- Secretariat Drafter 中書舍人HeldDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 168
- minister herald 鴻臚卿TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 197
- dismissed for an offense 坐事免AD 560 天嘉元年 · DismissedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 198
- granted death 賜死Directly stated · Book of Chen 7, passage 60
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- ordered to die in northern prison 於北獄賜死AD 567 光大元年 · ExecutedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 203
Places and affiliations
- Chen 陳Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 96
- At Xiang in Pei 沛國相Directly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 118
Works and attributed material
- imperial diary 起居注Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 199
- Biography of Liu Shizhi 劉師知傳Relation SubjectDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 252
- Speech · Speaker · With Chen Xu (陳頊) · Mode allegationDirectly stated · Book of Chen 7, passage 54
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passages 130-132, 151-174
Events and relationships
- Attempted to excludeDirectly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 96
- Designed abdication ritesDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 126
- Forged edict plotDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 203
- Mourning dress debate wonRitual · AdvocateDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 196
- Received deathbed chargeDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 202
- Relation Rival of · Person Chen Xu (陳頊)Directly stated · Book of Chen 7, passage 54
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment broadly learned but blind to the moment; ending in execution was folly · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Chen 16, passage 219
References in the histories
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