Liu Chen (Shu Han) Explained

Liu Chen
劉諶
Succession:Prince of Beidi (北地王)
Reign:July 259 – December 263
Reign-Type:Tenure
Birth Date:Unknown
Death Date:December 263
Death Place:Chengdu, Sichuan
Father:Liu Shan

Liu Chen (; died December 263), the Prince of Beidi (北地王),[1] was the fifth son of Liu Shan, the second ruler of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Liu Chen opposed the plans of Qiao Zhou to surrender to the opposing force under general Deng Ai from the rival state of Cao Wei. Liu Chen attempted to convince his father to fight for the honour of Shu, so Liu Bei (the founder of Shu) could look upon him as a redeemed ruler of Shu. However, Liu Shan threw Liu Chen out of the court for this. He then went to Liu Bei's ancestral temple and killed his wife and children before committing suicide.

Liu Chen is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang.

Liu Chen's story is reenacted in a play of the Yue opera.

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  1. ([景耀]二年夏六月,立子諶為北地王, ...) Sanguozhi vol. 33.