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- ↑ (典略曰：備本臨邑侯枝屬也。) Dianlue annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 32.
- ↑ (世祖光武皇帝諱秀，字文叔，南陽蔡陽人，高祖九世之孫也，出自景帝生長沙定王發。發生舂陵節侯買，買生鬱林太守外，外生鉅鹿都尉回，回生南頓令欽，欽生光武。) Houhanshu vol. 1.
- ↑ (齊武王縯字伯升，光武之長兄也。 ... 有二子。建武二年，立長子章為太原王，興為魯王。) Houhanshu vol. 14.
- ↑ (北海靖王興，建武二年封為魯王，嗣光武兄仲。 ... 三十年，封興子復為臨邑侯。 ... 復子騊駼及從兄平望侯毅，並有才學。) Houhanshu vol. 14.
- ↑ (常山憲王舜以孝景中五年立。舜，帝少子，驕淫，數犯禁，上常寬之。三十三年薨，子勃嗣為王。 ... 勃王數月，廢，國除。 ... 其封憲王子平三萬戶，為真定王； ... 子烈王偃嗣，十八年薨。子孝王由嗣，二十二年薨。子安王雍嗣，二十六年薨。子共王普嗣，十五年薨。子陽嗣，王莽時絕。) Han Shu vol. 53.
- ↑ (時真定王劉揚復造作讖記云：「赤九之後，癭揚為主。」 ... 時揚弟臨邑侯讓及從兄細各擁兵萬餘人， ...) Houhanshu vol. 21.
- ↑ (先主祖雄，父弘， ...) Sanguozhi vol. 32.
- ↑ (叔父子敬謂曰：「汝勿妄語，滅吾門也！」) Sanguozhi vol. 32.
- ↑ (先主轉軍廣陵海西，笁於是進妹於先主為夫人， ...) Sanguozhi vol. 38.
- ↑ (權稍畏之，進妹固好。) Sanguozhi vol. 32.
- ↑ (先主穆皇后，陳留人也。兄吳壹， ... 焉時將子瑁自隨，遂為瑁納后。瑁死，后寡居。先主旣定益州，而孫夫人還吳，羣下勸先主聘后， ... 於是納后為夫人。) Sanguozhi vol. 34.
- ↑ (先主甘皇后， ... 隨先主於荊州，產後主。) Sanguozhi vol. 34.
- ↑ (後主諱禪，字公嗣，先主子也。) Sanguozhi vol. 33.
- ↑ (劉永字公壽，先主子，後主庶弟也。) Sanguozhi vol. 34.
- ↑ (劉理字奉孝，亦後主庶弟也，與永異母。) Sanguozhi vol. 34.
- ↑ (從征荊州，追劉備於長坂，獲其二女輜重，收其散卒。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
- ↑ (劉封者，本羅侯寇氏之子，長沙劉氏之甥也。先主至荊州，以未有繼嗣，養封為子。) Sanguozhi vol. 40.
- ↑ (子哀王胤嗣，十九年卒。子殤王承嗣，二十年卒。 ... 輯，理子也， ...) Sanguozhi vol. 34.
- 1 2 (孫盛蜀世譜曰：璿弟，瑤、琮、瓚、諶、恂、璩六人。蜀敗，諶自殺，餘皆內徙。值永嘉大亂，子孫絕滅。唯永孫玄奔蜀，李雄偽署安樂公以嗣禪後。永和三年討李勢，盛參戎行，見玄於成都也。) Shu Shipu annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 34.
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- ↑ (後主敬哀皇后，車騎將軍張飛長女也。) Sanguozhi vol. 34.
- ↑ (後主張皇后，前后敬哀之妹也。) Sanguozhi vol. 34.
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- ↑ ([延熈元年春正月， ... 立子璿為太子，子瑤為安定王。] ... [十五年， ... 立子琮為西河王。] ... [十九年春， ... 秋八月， ... 是歲，立子瓚為新平王。] ... [二年夏六月，立子諶為北地王，恂為新興王，虔為上黨王。]) Sanguozhi vol. 33.
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