Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Scholar

Liu Xian 劉顯

Liú Xiǎn

Attested AD 526 - AD 549

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Liu Xian was a scholar.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 526 with Pei Ziye scholarly circle
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 30, passage 52
AD 530 to AD 549 載年十二時
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 18, passage 131

Key source chapters

Book of Chen, Chapter 18 Volume 18: Shen Zhong; Yuan Bi; Liu Zhongwei; Lu Shancai; Wang Zhi; Wei Zai 1 passage
Book of Liang, Chapter 30 Volume 30: Pei Ziye; Gu Xie; Xu Chi; Bao Quan 1 passage

Places and affiliations

At Pei 沛國
Directly stated · Book of Chen 18, passage 131

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 18Volume 18: Shen Zhong; Yuan Bi; Liu Zhongwei; Lu Shancai; Wang Zhi; Wei Zai · 1 passage

年十二，隨叔父稜見沛國劉顯，顯問漢書十事，載隨問應答，曾無疑滯。 At twelve he went with his uncle Ling to see Liu Xian of Pei. Xian quizzed him on ten points from the Book of Han; Zai answered on the spot without a pause.

Book of Liang, Chapter 30Volume 30: Pei Ziye; Gu Xie; Xu Chi; Bao Quan · 1 passage

子野與沛國劉顯、南陽劉之遴、陳郡殷芸、陳留阮孝緒、吳郡顧協、京兆韋棱，皆博極羣書，深相賞好，顯尤推重之。 Ziye, together with Liu Xian of Peiguo, Liu Zhilin of Nanyang, Yin Yun of Chen commandery, Ruan Xiaoxu of Chenliu, Gu Xie of Wu commandery, and Wei Leng of Jingzhao, had all read exhaustively and were close friends; Xian especially esteemed him.