Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Liu Song imperial prince

Prince of Wuling Zan 武陵王贊

Liu Zan

First attested AD 476; died AD 479

Passages: 7
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Prince of Wuling Zan was a Liu Song imperial prince.

Life and dates

Death

AD 479 昇明三年
Cause Died
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 145
宋書卷80：昇明二年……其年薨，時年九歲；宋書卷10：昇明三年夏四月甲戌，武陵王贊薨
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 90, passages 5, 8

Attested activity

AD 476 後廢帝元徽四年七月辛丑
Event Zan's own appointment as governor of South Xu in Songshu 9; supplementary personal event, not Song's enfeoffment or age.
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 90, passages 5, 8
AD 479 昇明三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 10, passage 145
AD 477 昇明元年
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 25
AD 477 昇明元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 10, passage 43

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Lady Xu Liangren (徐良人)
bore 生
Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 5
Child of Emperor Ming of Song (宋明帝)
fathered 生
Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 5
Sibling of Prince Song of Xinxing (新興王嵩)
full brother 同生 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 6

Key source chapters

Book of Song, Chapter 10 Volume 10 Annals 10: Emperor Shun 4 passages
Book of Song, Chapter 90 Volume 90 Biographies 50: Ming Siwang 3 passages

Career and standing

General Who Pacifies the West 安西將軍
AD 477 昇明元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 43
Inspector of Jingzhou 荊州刺史
AD 477 昇明元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 43
Inspector of Yingzhou 郢州刺史
AD 477 昇明元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 25
General Who Pacifies the West 安西將軍
AD 479 昇明三年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 145
Inspector of Yingzhou 郢州刺史
AD 477 昇明元年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 43
Prince of Wuling 武陵王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 5

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given in adoption 出繼
Adopted out
Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 8

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 5
Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passages 43, 145

Events and relationships

given in adoption to continue a collateral house 出繼
Adoption · Adoptee · Given out to continue collateral house
Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 8

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 10Volume 10 Annals 10: Emperor Shun · 4 passages

丙午，以安西參軍明慶符為青、冀二州刺史，武陵王贊為郢州刺史，新除郢州刺史南陽王翽為湘州刺史，司空、南兗州刺史齊王改領南徐州刺史，征虜將軍李安民為南兗州刺史。 On the bingwu day Ming Qingfu, staff officer of Anxi, was appointed Inspector of Qing and Ji provinces; Prince of Wuling Zan was appointed Inspector of Yingzhou; Prince of Nanyang Hui, newly appointed Inspector of Yingzhou, was appointed Inspector of Xiangzhou; the Prince of Qi, Minister of Works and Inspector of South Yanzhou, was reassigned to hold concurrently Inspector of South Xuzhou; Li Anmin, General Who Conquers the Barbarians, was appointed Inspector of South Yanzhou.

庚午，司空長史謝朏、衞軍長史江斅、中書侍郎褚炫、武陵王文學劉候入直殿省，參侍文義。 On the gengwu day Xie Fei, chief clerk to the Minister of Works; Jiang Xiao, chief clerk of the Guards Army; Chu Xuan, Gentleman Attendant of the Palace Secretariat; and Liu Yu (the received text has Liu Hou), Literary Scholar to the Prince of Wuling, entered duty in the palace offices to advise on literary matters.

己巳，以郢州刺史武陵王贊為安西將軍、荊州刺史，征虜將軍、雍州刺史張敬兒進號鎮軍將軍。 On the jisi day Prince of Wuling Zan, Inspector of Yingzhou, was appointed General Who Pacifies the West and Inspector of Jingzhou; Zhang Jinger, General Who Conquers the Barbarians and Inspector of Yongzhou, was promoted to General Who Pacifies the Army.

甲戌，安西將軍武陵王贊薨。 On the jiaxu day Prince of Wuling Zan, General Who Pacifies the West, died.

Book of Song, Chapter 90Volume 90 Biographies 50: Ming Siwang · 3 passages

徐良人生武陵王贊，杜脩華生隨陽王翽。 Lady Xu of lower rank bore Prince Zan of Wuling; Lady Du the Accomplished bore Prince Hui of Suiyang.

次新興王嵩，與武陵王贊同生。 Then came Prince Song of Xinxing, Prince Zan’s full brother by the same mother.

智井、燮、躋、贊並出繼。 Zhijing, Xie, Ji, and Zan were each given in adoption to continue collateral houses.