Overview
Liu Zhan was an official and Statesman.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Jizhi | 幾之 | Jǐzhī |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 873 to AD 874 僖宗立…居位三月卒died in office after three months as chief minister 居位三月卒Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passage 188
Attested activity
- AD 867 to AD 874 late Tang official in chapter headingStrongly inferred · New Book of Tang 181, passage 2
- AD 873 僖宗立Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passage 188
- AD 850 to AD 870 劉瞻舉進士至河東節度使Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passages 173, 177
- AD 860 to AD 870 咸通前後Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 175, passage 173
- AD 870 咸通十一年Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passage 178
Family
- Kin of Liu Zhu (劉助)attached kin in heading (助) · UncertainStrongly inferred · New Book of Tang 181, passages 2-3
- Sibling of Liu Zhu (劉助)younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 191
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- prefect of Kang and Guo 康、虢二州刺史AD 873 僖宗立 · AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passage 188
- Minister of Justice 刑部尚書AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 188
- Vice Director of the Secretariat and Chief Minister 中書侍郎同中書門下平章事Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 咸通十一年 · Western Year: AD 870Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passage 178
- Chief Drafting Secretary 承旨AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 176
- Erudite of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices 太常博士AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 175
- Hanlin academician 翰林學士AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 176
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- military commissioner of Hedong 河東節度使AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 177
- Salt and Iron Commission staff under Xu Shang 鹽鐵府AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 175
- Secretariat Drafter 中書舍人AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 176
- army adjutant of the prefecture 州司戶參軍事DemotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 185
- prefect of Lianzhou 廉州刺史DemotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 183
- Vice Director of the Secretariat and Chief Minister 中書侍郎平章事RestoredDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 188
- honorary Minister of Justice with chief ministerial rank and military commissioner of Jingnan 檢校刑部尚書、同平章事為荊南節度使AD 870 咸通十一年 · TransferredDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passage 182
- EnteredAD 870 咸通十一年 · DismissalDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passage 182
- Restored after demotion connected to the princess’s deathDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 186
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation AssociatedStrongly inferred · New Book of Tang 181, passage 2
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passages 175, 178, 188
- At Pengcheng 彭城 · Relation Ancestral originDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 173
- At Guiyang 桂陽 · Relation Migrated toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 173
- At Hedong 河東 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 177
- At Jingnan 荊南 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 182
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- At Lianzhou 廉州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 183
Learning and skills
- EarnedCredential Erudite Literatus 博學宏詞Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 174
- EarnedCredential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 174
Works and attributed material
- Memorial · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passages 180-181
Events and relationships
- Aided needy kin and friends with salary surplusPersonal · BenefactorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 189
- Defended in memorialDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 187
- Remonstrated for Han ShaozongDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passages 180-181
- Targeted for killingDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passages 185, 187
- Urged remonstrance officialsPolitical · RemonstratorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 180
- Relation Slandered by · Person Wei Baoheng (韋保衡)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 183
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- Relation Slandered by · Person Lu Yan (路巖)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 183
- Relation Recruited by · Person Xu Shang (徐商)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 175
- Relation Recommended by · Person Liu Cong (劉彖)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 176
- Relation Friend of · Person Gao Xiang (高湘)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 184
- Relation Friend of · Person Sun Huang (孫皇)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 184
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment frugal-and-abstemious · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 189
- Assessment upright · Mode public-opinionDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 186
- Assessment wronged-by-slander · Mode public-opinionDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 186
- kept no household stores; owned no mansion; refused gifts; conduct remained pure to the endConductDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passages 189-190
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 2
References in the histories
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