Official history 劉巴字子初，零陵烝陽人也。少知名，荊州牧劉表連闢，及舉茂才，皆不就。表卒，曹公徵荊州。先主奔江南，荊、楚群士從之如雲，而巴北詣曹公。曹公闢為掾，使招納長沙、零陵、桂陽。會先主略有三郡，巴不得反使，遂遠適交阯，先主深以為恨。 — 三国志·卷39[3] Basic facts Born: 186[1] Died: 222[1] Birthplace: Shaodong City[1] Portrayals Liu Ba (character in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
