Liu Yu, Prince of Lu

Liu Yu
Liu Yu
	劉餘
Prince of Huaiyang (淮陽王)
	In office; 155 BC – 154 BC
Monarch	Emperor Jing
Prince of Lu (魯王)
	In office; 154 BC – 128 BC
Monarch	Emperor Jing, Emperor Wu
Personal details
Born	Unknown
Died	128 BC
Mother	Consort Cheng
Father	Emperor Jing
Relatives	Emperor Wu (half-brother); Liu Biao (descendant); Liu Qi (descendant); Liu Cong (descendant);
Peerage	Prince

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

Three Kingdoms era warlords Liu Biao and Liu Yan (Han dynasty warlord) were Liu Yu's descendants, as well as Liu Biao's sons Liu Qi and Liu Cong.[1]

References

de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23-220 AD. Leiden: Brill. p. 485. ISBN 9789004156050.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23-220 AD. Leiden: Brill. p. 485. ISBN 9789004156050.