《新五代史·本纪·汉本纪第十》
高祖睿文圣武昭肃孝皇帝刘知远，祖先是沙陀族人，后来迁居太原。
高祖睿文圣武昭肃孝皇帝，姓刘氏，初名知远，其先沙陀部人也，其后世居于太原。
Gaozu Ruiwen Shengwu Zhaosu Xiaodi Li Zhiyuan, whose ancestors were of the Shatuo ethnic group, later moved to Taiyuan.