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- 1 2 3 4 (景元二年薨，追贈衞將軍，謚曰壯侯。) Sanguozhi vol. 28.
- ↑ (艾州里時輩南陽州泰，亦好立功業，善用兵， ...) Sanguozhi vol. 28.
- ↑ (太和元年六月，天子詔帝屯于宛，加督荊、豫二州諸軍事。 ... 四年，遷大將軍，加大都督、假黃鉞，與曹真伐蜀。) Jin Shu vol. 1.
- ↑ (世語曰：初，荊州刺史裴潛以泰為從事，司馬宣王鎮宛，潛數遣詣宣王，由此為宣王所知。) Shiyu annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 28.
- ↑ (及征孟達，泰又導軍，遂辟泰。泰頻喪考、妣、祖，九年居喪，宣王留缺待之，至三十六日，擢為新城太守。) Shiyu annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 28.
- (明帝即位，進封定陵侯，增邑五百，并前千八百戶，遷太傅。) Sanguozhi vol. 13.
- ↑ (宣王為泰會，使尚書鍾繇調泰：「君釋褐登宰府，三十六日擁麾蓋，守兵馬郡；乞兒乘小車，一何駛乎？」泰曰：「誠有此。君，名公之子，少有文采，故守吏職；獼猴騎土牛，又何遲也！」衆賔咸恱。) Shiyu annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 28.
- ↑ ([嘉平]三年春正月，荊州刺史王基、新城太守州泰攻吳，破之，降者數千口。) Sanguozhi vol. 4.
- ↑ (後歷兖、豫州刺史，所在有籌筭績效。) Shiyu annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 28.
- ↑ (司馬昭又使奮武將軍監青州諸軍事石苞督兗州刺史州泰、徐州刺史胡質等簡銳卒為游軍，以備外寇。泰擊破朱異於陽淵，異走，泰追之，殺傷二千人。) Zizhi Tongjian vol. 77.
- ↑ (秋，七月，吳大將軍綝大發兵出屯鑊里，復遣朱異帥將軍丁奉、黎斐等五人前解壽春之圍。異留輜重於都陸，進屯黎漿，石苞、州泰又擊破之。) Zizhi Tongjian vol. 77.
- ↑ (大將軍司馬文王督中外諸軍二十六萬衆，臨淮討之。 ... 又使監軍石苞、兖州刺史州泰等，簡銳卒為游軍，備外寇。欽等數出犯圍，逆擊走之。吴將朱異再以大衆來迎誕等，渡黎漿水，泰等逆與戰，每摧其鋒。孫綝以異戰不進，怒而殺之。城中食轉少，外救不至，衆無所恃。將軍蔣班、焦彝，皆誕爪牙計事者也，棄誕，踰城自歸大將軍。) Sanguozhi vol. 28.
- ↑ (... 官至征虜將軍、假節都督江南諸軍事。) Sanguozhi vol. 28.
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