Liu Ding (, ''Liú Dìng''), Prince of Shanyang (, ''Shānyángwàng''), was a
prince of the Han dynasty
After Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and Chinese emperor, proclaimed himself emperor of the Han dynasty, he followed the practice of Xiang Yu and enfeoffed many generals, noblemen, and imperial relatives as kings (), Chinese nobility, the same title bo ...
. He was the fourth 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
Liang Kingdom
Liang (梁國) was a kingdom/principality in Han dynasty. Its territories was located within the modern Henan, Anhui and Shandong provinces.
History
Shortly before the establishment of the Han dynasty, the Qin-era Dang Commandery (碭郡) was gra ...
into five pieces. Liu Ding ruled
Shanyang in 144–136 BC.
[Vankeerberghen, Griet. ''The Huainanzi and Liu An's Claim to Moral Authority'']
p. 151
SUNY Press (New York), 2001. Accessed 30 November 2013.
References
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