Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Liu Xuan 劉暄

Attested AD 494 - AD 499

Passages: 6
Chapters: 4
Histories: 2

Overview

Liu Xuan was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 499 永元元年八月己巳
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 38
AD 494 to AD 497 建武中
Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 11
AD 499 永元元年八月十二日
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 45, passage 73
AD 498 永泰元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 171, 218
AD 498 永泰元年秋七月己酉
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 180, 182

Family

Sibling of Empress of Qi Mingdi
empress's brother 后弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 11

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Leader of the Army 領軍將軍
AD 499 永元元年八月己巳 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 38
Inspector of Yingzhou 郢州刺史
AD 498 永泰元年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 171, 218
Commandant of the Guard 衛尉
AD 498 永泰元年秋七月己酉 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 180, 182
Right Guards General 右衞將軍
AD 499 永元元年八月己巳 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 38
Chief Clerk of the Western General of the Army 西中郎長史
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 171

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 171; Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 38; Book of Southern Qi 45, passage 73

Events and relationships

Cited as pretext for rising
AD 499 永元元年八月十二日 · Military · Named pretext target · With Xiao Yaoguang, Prince of Shi'an (始安王遙光)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 45, passage 73
To weigh great affairs
AD 498 永泰元年秋七月己酉 · Political · Consulted minister
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 180, 184

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 38; Book of Southern Qi 45, passage 73

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 20Volume 20: Liu Lijian; Chen Bozhi · 1 passage

時明帝諸子幼弱，內親則仗遙欣兄弟，外親則倚后弟劉暄、內弟江祏。 The Ming Emperor's sons were still young; inside the palace he leaned on the Yaoqin brothers, outside on the empress's brother Liu Xuan and her brother-in-law Jiang Shi.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 6Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Ming of Southern Qi · 3 passages

丙寅，以西中郎長史劉暄爲郢州刺史。 Day bingyin: Liu Xuan, chief clerk of the western general of the army, was made inspector of Yingzhou.

中書監本官悉如故，沈文季可左僕射，常侍護軍如故，江祏可右僕射，江祀可侍中，劉暄可衛尉。 Supervisor of the masters of writing—his original post—remains as before; Shen Wenji may be left vice director, with attendant-in-ordinary and protector of the army unchanged; Jiang You may be right vice director; Jiang Si may be palace attendant; Liu Xuan may be commandant of the guard.

內外衆事，無大小委徐孝嗣、遙光、坦之、江祏，其大事與沈文季、江祀、劉暄參懷。 All inner and outer affairs, great and small, go to Xu Xiaosi, Yaoguang, Tanzhi, and Jiang You; great affairs are to be weighed with Shen Wenji, Jiang Si, and Liu Xuan.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 7Volume 7 Annals 7: Marquess of Donghun · 1 passage

己巳，尚書令徐孝嗣為司空，右衞將軍劉暄為領軍將軍。 Day jisi: Xu Xiaosi, director of the masters of writing, became minister of works; Liu Xuan, right guards general, became Leader of the Army.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 45Volume 45 Biographies 26: The Imperial Clan · 1 passage

遙光召親人丹陽丞劉渢及諸傖楚，欲以討劉暄爲名。 Yaoguang summoned his kinsman Liu Feng, assistant magistrate of Danyang, and various northern troops, intending to strike under the pretext of punishing Liu Xuan.