Liu Ming (, ''Liú Míng''), Prince of Jichuan (, ''Jìchuān Wáng''), was a
prince of the Han dynasty
After Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and proclaimed himself emperor of the Han dynasty, he followed the practice of Xiang Yu and enfeoffed many generals, noblemen, and imperial relatives as kings (), the same title borne by the sovereigns of the Shan ...
. He was the second son and heir of
Liu Wu, prince of Liang
Liu Wu (刘武) (–144 BC), posthumously named Prince Xiao of Liang, was a Han prince. He was a son of Emperor Wen and Empress Xiaowen, and a younger brother of Emperor Jing. He played a prominent role in the suppression of the Reb ...
. 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.
[Vankeerberghen, Griet. ''The Huainanzi and Liu An's Claim to Moral Authority'']
p. 151
SUNY Press (New York), 2001. Accessed 30 November 2013.
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