Liu Li (died May or June 244),

courtesy name A courtesy name (), also known as a style name, is a name bestowed upon one at adulthood in addition to one's given name. This practice is a tradition in the East Asian cultural sphere, including China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.Ulrich Theob ...

Fengxiao, was an imperial prince of the state of Shu Han in the

Three Kingdoms The Three Kingdoms () from 220 to 280 AD was the tripartite division of China among the dynastic states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The Three Kingdoms period was preceded by the Eastern Han dynasty and was followed by the West ...

period of China. He was a son of

Liu Bei Liu Bei (, ; ; 161 – 10 June 223), courtesy name Xuande (), was a warlord in the late Eastern Han dynasty who founded the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period and became its first ruler. Although he was a distant relative of the ...

, the founding emperor of Shu, and a younger half-brother of

Liu Shan Liu Shan () (207–271), courtesy name Gongsi, was the second and last emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. As he ascended the throne at the age of 16, Liu Shan was entrusted to the care of the Chancellor Zhug ...

, the second Shu emperor.

Life

Liu Li was born in an unknown year. His father,

, was a warlord of the late Eastern Han dynasty who became the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han in the

period. His mother was one of Liu Bei's concubines. He was a younger half-brother of

, Liu Bei's successor and the second emperor of Shu. He was born to a different mother from Liu Yong, another half-brother of Liu Shan. Sometime in July 221, about three months after Liu Bei became emperor, he sent Xu Jing, the

Minister over the Masses Situ was one of the highest ranking government offices in ancient China. Established in the Western Zhou dynasty, it was originally written as (), meaning Administrator of Land. During the Han dynasty, the title became written with the different c ...

, as an emissary to read out an imperial edict and grant Liu Li the title "Prince of Liang" (梁王). In 230, during Liu Shan's reign, Liu Li's title was changed to "Prince of Anping" (安平王). He died in 244 and was honoured with the

posthumous title A posthumous name is an honorary name given mostly to the notable dead in East Asian culture. It is predominantly practiced in East Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand. Reflecting on the person's accomplishments o ...

"Prince Dao" (悼王).

Descendants

Liu Li's son, Liu Yin (劉胤), inherited his father's peerage as the Prince of Anping. He died in 256 and was honoured with the

"Prince Ai" (哀王). Liu Yin's son, Liu Cheng (劉承), became the next Prince of Anping, but died a year later in 257 and was posthumously honoured as "Prince Shang" (殤王). Liu Li had another son, Liu Ji (劉輯), who held the title "Marquis of Wuyi" (武邑侯). In 261,

issued an imperial edict ordering Liu Ji to succeed his nephew Liu Cheng as the next Prince of Anping. In 264, one year after Shu was conquered by its rival state, Wei, Liu Ji moved to

Luoyang Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang ...

, the Wei imperial capital. The Wei government appointed him as a Commandant of Equipage (奉車都尉) and enfeoffed him as a district marquis (鄉侯).(景耀四年詔曰：「安平王，先帝所命。三世早夭，國嗣頹絕，朕用傷悼。其以武邑侯輯襲王位。」輯，理子也，咸熙元年，東遷洛陽，拜奉車都尉，封鄉侯。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 34.

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* Chen, Shou (3rd century). '' Records of the Three Kingdoms'' (''Sanguozhi''). * {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Li Shu Han imperial princes Family of Liu Bei Year of birth unknown 244 deaths

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