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- ↑ (劉琰字威碩，魯國人也。) Sanguozhi vol. 40.
- ↑ (先主在豫州，闢為從事，以其宗姓，有風流，善談論，厚親待之，遂隨從周旋，常為賓客。) Sanguozhi vol. 40.
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- ↑ (先主定益州，以琰為固陵太守。) Sanguozhi vol. 40.
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- ↑ (後主立，封都鄉侯，班位每亞李嚴，為衛尉中軍師後將軍，遷車騎將軍。) Sanguozhi vol. 40.
- ↑ (然不豫國政，但領兵千餘，隨丞相亮諷議而已。) Sanguozhi vol. 40.
- ↑ (車服飲食，號為侈靡，侍婢數十，皆能為聲樂，又悉教誦讀魯靈光殿賦。) Sanguozhi vol. 40.
- ↑ (建興十年，與前軍師魏延不和，言語虛誕，亮責讓之。) Sanguozhi vol. 40.
- ↑ (琰與亮箋謝曰：「琰稟性空虛，本薄操行，加有酒荒之病，自先帝以來，紛紜之論，殆將傾覆。頗蒙明公本其一心在國，原其身中穢垢，扶持全濟，致其祿位，以至今日。間者迷醉，言有違錯，慈恩含忍，不致之於理，使得全完，保育性命。雖必克己責躬，改過投死，以誓神靈；無所用命，則靡寄顏。」) Sanguozhi vol. 40.
- ↑ (於是亮遣琰還成都，官位如故。) Sanguozhi vol. 40.
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