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Liu Ming (prince)

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Liu Ming (Chinese: 劉明, Liú Míng), Prince of Jichuan (濟川王, Jìchuān Wáng), was a prince of the Han dynasty. He was the second son and heir of Liu Wu, prince of Liang. He did not receive all of his father's inheritance; instead, his uncle the emperor Jing divided the realm of Liang into five pieces. Liu Ming ruled his part of Liang from 144–138 BC.[1] Liu Ming murdered a military officer when he was seven years old, and the officials of the court requested that Liu Ming be executed; however, the Emperor could not bear to have his own nephew killed, and Liu Ming was made a commoner and banished to the county of Fangling (房陵).[2]

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  1. ^ Vankeerberghen, Griet. The Huainanzi and Liu An's Claim to Moral Authority, p. 151. SUNY Press (New York), 2001. Accessed 30 November 2013.
  2. ^ 『史記』卷五十八 梁孝王世家 第二十八 (tr. en. Records of the Grand Historian, vol. 58. Retrieved 26 October 2023.,