Liu Sheng, Prince of Zhongshan
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Liu Sheng 劉勝 | |||||||||
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Prince of Zhongshan (中山王) | |||||||||
Tenure | 154 BC - 113 BC | ||||||||
Successor | Liu Chang | ||||||||
Born | Unknown | ||||||||
Died | 113 BC | ||||||||
Spouse | Dou Wan | ||||||||
Issue | Liu Chang Liu Zhen | ||||||||
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House | Han dynasty | ||||||||
Father | Emperor Jing of Han | ||||||||
Mother | Consort Jia |
Liu Sheng (
Life
Liu Sheng was born to Emperor Jing of Han and Consort Jia, who also had another son, Liu Pengzu the Prince of Zhao. He was given the fief of Zhongshan by his father in 154 BC, and therefore reigned in the period right after the Rebellion of the Seven States, when the political atmosphere was one of suspicion regarding the feudal states. Given this atmosphere Liu Sheng was one of the more successful feudal rulers.
In the third year of the reign of Emperor Wu, his younger brother, Liu Sheng and several other princes were invited to Chang'an to feast; at the feast Liu Sheng wept and complained of the treatment of the feudal princes by centrally appointed officials, who made use of their role as monitors to constantly trump up charges against the princes. Impressed by this petition the Emperor explicitly ordered that the unfair scrutiny of the princes should stop, and Liu Sheng became one of the most renowned of the feudal rulers of his time.
He was known to indulge in alcohol and women, and is reputed to have had some 120 sons.[1][2]
Family
- Father: Emperor Jing of Han (9th son of)
- Mother: Consort Jia
- Wife: Dou Wan
- Children:
- Descendants:
- Liu Bei (161-223)
- Liu Kun(270-318)
Mausoleum
Liu Sheng's tomb was discovered in 1968 by
- 419 bronze artifacts
- 499 iron artifacts
- 21 gold artifacts
- 77 silver artifacts
- 78 jade artifacts
- 70 lacquered artifacts
- 6 chariots (south-facing side room)
- 571 pieces of pottery (north-facing side room)
- Silk fabric
The artifacts included gold and silver acupuncture needles, and decorative iron daggers.
See also
References
- ^ Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s BCE]. "59: House of the Five Princes". Records of the Grand Historian 史記. Zhonghua Shuju.
- ^ Ban Gu; Ban Zhao; Ban Biao (1962) [111]. "53: The Thirteen sons of Emperor Jing, biography of Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan". Book of Han 漢書. Zhonghua Shuju.
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- ^ Patricia Buckley Ebrey. "Han Tomb of Liu Sheng". A Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization. University of Washington. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- OCLC 54830091.