Liu Ming (prince) explained

Liu Ming (Liú Míng), Prince of Jichuan (Chinese: 濟川王, 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 into five pieces. Liu Ming ruled his part of Liang from 144 - 138 BC.[1] 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 (Chinese: 房陵).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Vankeerberghen, Griet. The Huainanzi and Liu An's Claim to Moral Authority, p. 151. SUNY Press (New York), 2001. Accessed 30 November 2013.
  2. 『史記』卷五十八 梁孝王世家 第二十八 (tr. en. Book: Records of the Grand Historian, vol. 58 . 26 October 2023.,