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Western Han Prince of Huaiyang (died 128 BC)
Liu Yu
劉餘
Prince of Huaiyang (淮陽王)
Tenure155–154 BC
Prince of Lu (魯王)
Tenure154–128 BC
BornUnknown
Died128 BC
Names
Family name: Liu (劉)
Given name: Yu (餘)
HouseHan dynasty
FatherEmperor Jing of Han
MotherConsort Cheng
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Yu (simplified Chinese: 刘馀; traditional Chinese: 劉餘; pinyin: Líu Yú; died 128 BC) was a prince of the Western Han dynasty. He was the fifth son of Emperor Jing. His mother was Consort Cheng (程妃). In 155 BC he was instated as Prince of Huaiyang (淮陽王), but a year later his title was later changed to Prince of Lu (魯王).

Descendants

Liu Yu's descendants included the Three Kingdoms era warlords Liu Biao and Liu Yan, Liu Biao's sons Liu Qi and Liu Cong, and Liu Yan's son Liu Zhang.

References

  1. 1st year of the Yuan'shuo era. The year corresponds to 21 Nov 129 BC to 10 Nov 128 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar.
  2. de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23-220 AD. Leiden: Brill. p. 485. ISBN 9789004156050.


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