Liu You (, died 21 February 181 BC''dingchou'' day of the ''zheng'' month of the 7th year of Empress Lü's regency (after Emperor Hui's death), per vol.13 of ''Zizhi Tongjian'') was the sixth son of

Emperor Gaozu of Han Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 – 1 June 195 BC), born Liu Bang () with courtesy name Ji (季), was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning in 202–195 BC. His temple name was "Taizu" while his posthumous name was Emper ...

. He was made

Prince of Huaiyang Huaiyang (淮陽國), was a kingdom/principality that existed intermittently during the Han dynasty. Its territories was located in modern eastern Henan and northwestern Anhui. Huaiyang initially covered the later Chen, Yingchuan and Runan com ...

in 196 BC, and recreated as Prince of Zhao two years later. You married

Empress Dowager Lü An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother ( ...

's niece and was found to be having affairs with secret mistresses. Empress Dowager Lü summoned him to the capital and imprisoned him there without food. While in prison, You made a song cursing the deeds which Empress Dowager Lü had done to the Liu family. He was afraid to commit suicide and ended up starving to death. and given the posthumous name You (幽).

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