Liu Ming (, ''Liú Míng''), Prince of Jichuan (, ''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
Liang () was a traditional Chinese fief centered on present-day Kaifeng. It was held by various powers over the course of Chinese history. It generally comprised modern Henan with a small part of Shanxi.
Ancient China
Liang (sometimes as , ''Li ...
into five pieces. Liu Ming ruled his part of Liang from 144–138 BC.
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 ().
[『史記』卷五十八 梁孝王世家 第二十八 (tr. en. , ]
References
Prince of Jichuan
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