Emperor Wu of Song
Founding emperor of Liu Song; undefeated commander.
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Liu Yu, whose courtesy name was Dexing and childhood name Jinu, was born on 16 April 363 and died on 26 June 422, and he became the first emperor of the Liu Song dynasty.[1]
Life and work
His great-grandfather Liu Hun had moved to Jingkou from Pengcheng, and Liu Qiao was said to be a 20th-generation descendant of Han prince Liu Jiao.[2] Liu Yu's father Liu Qiao worked as a police officer and his mother Zhao Anzong was a commandery governor's daughter; the family resided in Jingkou when Liu Yu was born in 363.[2] Liu Yu asked to attack Huan Xuan, but Liu Laozhi denied that request.[3] Despite objections from Liu Yu, He Wuji, and Liu Jingxuan, Huan Xuan dispatched envoys to convince Liu Laozhi to defect.[3]
Huan Xuan removed Liu Laozhi from his military post; upon receiving this order, Liu Laozhi thought about defying it.[4]
What the cited sources add
The History of the Southern Dynasties described Liu Yu as seven chi and six cun tall, approximately 1.862 meters.[5] According to Liu Yu's biography in Book of Song, he was born in the night of the renyin day of the 3rd month of the 1st year of the Xingning era.[1] The same biography states he died aged 60 by East Asian reckoning on the guihai day of the 5th month of the 3rd year of the Yongchu era.[1]
References
- Wikipedia, "Emperor Wu of Song" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: According to Liu Yu's biography in Book of Song, he was born in the night of the renyin day of the 3rd month of the 1st year of the Xingning era of Sima Pi's re; According to Liu Yu's biography in Book of Song, he died aged 60 (by East Asian reckoning) on the guihai day of the 5th month of the 3rd year of the Yongchu era; ( ) Song Shu, vol. 27 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Emperor Wu of Song" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Book of Song, chp. 1 (The Chronicle of Emperor Wu, Part 1).; Book of Song, vol. 1 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Emperor Wu of Song" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Per He Wuji's biography in Jin Shu, Liu Laozhi's sister was his mother. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Emperor Wu of Song" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sima Daozi was poisoned in early 403, months after Yuanxian's death in April 402. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Emperor Wu of Song" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ( ) Nan Shi, vol. 01 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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