Liu Jiyuan

Liu Jiyuan
Traditional Chinese	劉繼元
Simplified Chinese	刘继元
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Liú Jìyuán

Full name
	Family name: Liú (劉); Given name: Jìyuán (繼元); Name at birth: Hé Jìyuán (何繼元)

Liu Jiyuan
Liu Jiyuan
Emperor of Northern Han
Full name
	Family name: Liú (劉); Given name: Jìyuán (繼元); Name at birth: Hé Jìyuán (何繼元)
Father	Sir He (何氏)
Mother	Lady Liu (劉氏)

Liu Jiyuan (劉繼元) (died in 992), also known by his regnal name Emperor Yingwu of (Northern) Han ((北)漢英武帝), was the last ruler of China's Northern Han kingdom in its Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He was the grandson of Liu Min. He ruled Northern Han from 968 until 979, when he surrendered to the Song forces under Emperor Taizong of Song.

References

Mote, F.W. (1999). Imperial China (900-1800). Harvard University Press. pp. 11–15. ISBN 0-674-01212-7.

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