Liu Xi 劉襲 | |
Prince of Changle | |
Death Date: | After 329 CE |
Father: | Liu Yao, Emperor of Former Zhao |
Mother: | Yang Xianrong |
Liu Xi (fl. 319 CE) was a Chinese nobleman and prince from Han-Zhao. The son of Former Zhao emperor Liu Yao and his wife Yang Xianrong, he was created Prince of Changle in 319.[1]
Liu Xi was the son Liu Yao, Emperor of Former Zhao, and of Empress Xianwen. He was similarly named to his brother Liu Xi, albeit with a different second character/ tone on his name's second syllable . In 319, his mother was established as Empress, his nearly-namesake brother Liu Xi established as crown prince,[2] his brother Liu Chan created as Prince of Taiyuan,[3] and he as Prince of Changle.[4]
Former Zhao ended in 329, and his brother the crown prince Liu Xi was defeated and killed.[5]