Liu Yan

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1. 1095 宣德郎 紹聖
2. 1095 知某縣事 紹聖
3. 1096 太學博士
4. 1096 奉議郎
5. 1098 秘書省正字 元符
6. 1101 實錄院檢討官
7. 1101 承議郎
8. 1101 朝奉郎
9. 1101 禮部
10. 1101 著作佐郎

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• 偉明 字

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• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Identity and dates Liu Yan lived from 1048 to 1102 and was a Northern Song official and literary figure.
   • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The main record gives the name Liu Yan, the years 1048 and 1102, the Song dynasty, and a literary official status.
   • Souyun劉弇 (24943)The profile identifies him as a Northern Song figure born in 1048 and deceased in 1102; the biographical text describes both his offices and his literary standing.
   • WikidataLiu Yan (Q45373658)The English label is Liu Yan, the description places him in the Song dynasty, and the time values give 1048 and 1102.
2. [2] Courtesy name Liu Yan's courtesy name was Weiming.
   • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The alternate-name entry gives Weiming and identifies it as his courtesy name.
   • Souyun劉弇 (24943)The profile and three biographical passages identify 偉明 as his courtesy name.
   • WikidataLiu Yan (Q45373658)The English alias and the name statement both give Weiming.
3. [3] Birthplace Liu Yan came from Anfu in Jizhou, corresponding to present-day Anfu in Jiangxi.
   • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The basic-affiliation entry gives Anfu as his native place.
   • Souyun劉弇 (24943)The profile and biographical passages give Jizhou Anfu and identify it with present-day Anfu, Jiangxi.
4. [4] Family His father was Liu Zao, and his mother was Zhou, who lived from 1020 to 1088.
   • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The kinship entries identify Liu Zao as the father and Zhou as the mother, with Zhou's years given as 1020–1088.
5. [5] Early career In 1079 Liu Yan passed the jinshi examination and then held posts at Haimen, Linying, Hongzhou, and Xinghua.
   • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The examination entry confirms the jinshi qualification, while the office entries list the Haimen registrarship, Linying magistracy, Hongzhou professorship, and Xinghua military registrarship.
   • Souyun劉弇 (24943)The biographical passages give 1079 for the jinshi qualification and arrange the Haimen, Linying, Hongzhou, and Xinghua appointments in sequence.
6. [6] Emei and official ranks In 1095 Liu Yan became magistrate of Emei in Jiazhou; the office data also lists Xuandelang and Fengyilang among his ranks.
   • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The office entries date the Emei appointment and Xuandelang to 1095 and list Fengyilang from 1096.
   • Souyun劉弇 (24943)The biographical passages identify him as magistrate of Emei in Jiazhou, with one passage specifying 1095.
7. [7] Hongci date and rank The date of Liu Yan's Hongci success is divergent: one passage gives 1095 and another 1096; the examination entry records the second tier, followed by the Imperial Academy doctorate.
   • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The examination entries use the names 博學鴻詞／博學宏詞科 and 宏詞科, mark the latter as second tier, and the office entry dates the Imperial Academy doctorate to 1096.
   • Souyun劉弇 (24943)Both passages connect success in the Hongci examination with the Imperial Academy doctorate, but give different years, 1095 and 1096; one also writes the examination as 博學弘詞科.
8. [8] Yuanfu appointment During Yuanfu, Liu Yan submitted 《南郊大禮賦》 and was appointed a Corrector in the Palace Library.
   • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The office entry places the Palace Library correctorship in the Yuanfu era.
   • Souyun劉弇 (24943)The biographical passages describe the submission of 《南郊大禮賦》 and the appointment as Palace Library corrector during Yuanfu; one explicitly links the appointment to the submission.
9. [9] Huizong-period offices After Huizong's accession, Liu Yan held Chengyilang and a Ministry of Rites examining post, then Chaofenglang, Secretary Drafter, and collator in the Institute for Veritable Records.
   • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The office entries list the Ministry of Rites, Chengyilang, Chaofenglang, Secretary Drafter, and Institute for Veritable Records posts.
   • Souyun劉弇 (24943)The biographical passages place the changes after Huizong's accession; the fullest passage also names Chengyilang, the Ministry of Rites examining post, Chaofenglang, Secretary Drafter, and the Institute for Veritable Records.
10. [10] Death Liu Yan died in the first year of Chongning, 1102, at the age of fifty-five.
    • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The main record gives 1102 as the year of death.
    • Souyun劉弇 (24943)Both biographical passages state that he died in the first year of Chongning at age fifty-five.
    • WikidataLiu Yan (Q45373658)The time statement gives 1102 as the death year.
11. [11] Literary reputation Liu Yan's prose was highly esteemed by Zhou Bida.
    • Souyun劉弇 (24943)The biographical passage directly says that Zhou Bida held Liu Yan's prose in very high esteem.
12. [12] Preface by Zhou Bida Zhou Bida wrote the preface to 《龍雲先生文集》.
    • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The association entry names the preface to 《龍雲先生文集》 and identifies Zhou Bida as its writer.
13. [13] Prose and commemorative writing Liu Yan wrote prefaces, a sacrificial text, a tomb-table text, a Buddhist temple record, and farewell pieces for the named individuals.
    • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The association entries list prefaces for Zhang Wanwan and Ye Qianfu, a sacrificial text for Wang Anshi, a tomb-table text for Xiao Ruwei, a Buddhist temple record for Shi Lingguan, and farewell pieces for Sheng Zhongsun and Ye Qianfu.
14. [14] Follower Hu Dengchen followed Liu Yan.
    • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The association entry identifies Hu Dengchen as someone who followed Liu Yan.
15. [15] Correspondence one Liu Yan wrote to Zhang Shangying, Zhang Dun, Xiong Ben, Xu Jiang, and Huang Shang.
    • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The association entries mark letters sent to Zhang Shangying, Zhang Dun, Xiong Ben, Xu Jiang, and Huang Shang.
16. [16] Correspondence two Liu Yan wrote to Li Qingchen, Liu Ding, Lü Huiqing, Peng Ruli, Cai Jing, Zeng Bu, and Wang Shao.
    • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The association entries mark letters sent to Li Qingchen, Liu Ding, Lü Huiqing, Peng Ruli, Cai Jing, Zeng Bu, and Wang Shao.
17. [17] Correspondence three Liu Yan also wrote to Wang Ding, Zhu Fu, Lin Ji, Zou Ji, Zeng Gong, Ye Tao, Huang Lü, Lu Dian, Cai Bian, and Chen Cisheng.
    • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The association entries mark letters sent to Wang Ding, Zhu Fu, Lin Ji, Zou Ji, Zeng Gong, Ye Tao, Huang Lü, Lu Dian, Cai Bian, and Chen Cisheng.
18. [18] Collection titles and extent The transmitted collection appears as 《龍雲集》 and 《龍雲先生文集》, in thirty-two scrolls, and Longyun was the name of Liu Yan's locality.
    • CBDBLiu Yan (12157)The text entry gives the title 《龍雲集》.
    • Souyun劉弇 (24943)The biographical passages use both collection titles; the latter two give thirty-two scrolls and state that Longyun was the name of the locality where he lived.
19. [19] Textual transmission The collation of Liu Yan's poetry used Liu Zhang's Ming Hongzhi eighteenth-year edition as its base, consulted the listed editions and manuscripts, used Hu Sijing's notes, and added one extra couplet.
    • Souyun劉弇 (24943)The poetry passage specifies Liu Zhang's Ming Hongzhi eighteenth-year edition as the base text, lists the Qing, Siku, Bajianguanlou, Jiayetang, and Republican editions used for comparison, names Hu Sijing's notes, and adds one extra couplet at the end.