Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Liu Shuo 劉鑠

Liú Shuò

Attested AD 424 - AD 453

Passages: 7
Chapters: 4
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Shuo was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 453 元嘉末
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 71, passages 120-121
AD 424 to AD 453 太祖元嘉中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 65, passage 67
AD 431 to AD 453 南平王鑠
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 69, passage 226
AD 424 to AD 453 父憂去官，服闋，除南平王鑠右軍諮
Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 94

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Sister of Xu Zhanzhi (徐湛之妹)
consort 妃
Directly stated · Book of Song 71, passage 120
Child of Emperor Wen of Song (宋文帝)
imperial prince 王
son 子
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 69, passage 226; Book of Song 71, passage 120

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Right General 右將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 67
General of the Right 右將軍
Served as
Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 226
Prince of Nanping 南平王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 67; Book of Song 69, passage 226

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Member of
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 71, passage 120
Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 67

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Song 71, passage 120

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 62Volume 62 Biographies 22: Yang Xin, Zhang Fu, Wang Wei · 1 passage

父憂去官，服闋，除南平王鑠右軍諮議參軍。 He left office for his father's mourning; when the period ended he was appointed Consultation Aide on Prince of Nanping Shuo's Right Army staff.

Book of Song, Chapter 65Volume 65 Biographies 25: Ji Han, Liu Daochan, Du Ji, Shen Tian · 1 passage

太祖元嘉中，任遇甚厚，歷後軍將軍，龍驤將軍，青、冀二州刺史，南平王鑠右將軍司馬。 Under Emperor Wen in the Yuanjia era Tan enjoyed exceptional favor, serving as rear guard general, soaring dragon general, inspector of Qing and Ji, and chief of staff to Prince of Nanping Liu Shuo's right general.

Book of Song, Chapter 69Volume 69 Biographies 29: Liu Zhan, Fan Ye · 1 passage

二十二年九月，征北將軍衡陽王義季、右將軍南平王鑠出鎮，上於武帳岡祖道，曄等期以其日為亂，而差互不得發。 In the ninth month of the twenty-second year, the Northern Expedition General, Prince of Hengyang Yiji, and the Right General, Prince of Nanping Shuo, departed to take up their provincial commands. The Emperor held a farewell ceremony for them at Wuzhang Mound. Ye and his co-conspirators had planned to launch their rebellion on that day, but mishaps prevented them from acting.

Book of Song, Chapter 71Volume 71 Biographies 31: Xu Zhan, Jiang Zhan, Wang Sengchao · 4 passages

南平王鑠、建平王宏並為上所愛，而鑠妃即湛妹，勸上立之。 Princes Shuo of Nanping and Hong of Jianping were both favored by the emperor; Shuo's consort was Zhanzhi's sister and urged the emperor to name Shuo heir.

元嘉末，征鑠自壽陽入朝，既至，又失旨，欲立宏，嫌其非次，是以議久不決。 Late in Yuanjia, Shuo was summoned from Shouyang to court; once he arrived he again displeased the emperor. The emperor wished to name Hong heir but hesitated over his birth order, and deliberation dragged on.

湛之欲立隨王誕，江湛欲立南平王鑠，太祖欲立建平王宏，議久不決。 Xu Zhanzhi favored Prince Dan of Sui; Jiang Zhan favored Prince Shuo of Nanping; Emperor Wen favored Prince Hong of Jianping; deliberation dragged on without resolution.

延妃即湛之女，鑠妃即湛妹。 Dan's consort was Xu Zhanzhi's daughter; Shuo's consort was Xu Zhanzhi's sister.