Liu Pengli
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Liu Pengli of China, third child of Prince Xiao of Liang or King of Liang (梁孝王), grandson of Emperor Wen of Han
(漢文帝) and cousin of Emperor Jing of Han
(漢景帝). His four brothers are, in a descending order of age, Liu Mai (劉買), Liu Ming (劉明), Liu Ding (劉定)and Liu Bushi (劉不識).
Liu was made Prince of Jidong (濟東王) in the sixth year of the middle reign of Emperor Jing (144 BC
), when Empress Dou
(竇皇后) mourned over Prince Xiao of Liang's death. His brothers took one the other four parts of Liang. According to the Chinese historian Sima Qian
(司馬遷), "twenty-nine years later, he was arrogant and cruel, and would go out on marauding expeditions with tens of slaves or young men who were in hiding from the law, murdering people and seizing their belongings for sheer sport. Confirmed victims exceeded 100, and these murders were known across the kingdom, so people were afraid of going out of their houses at night. Eventually the son of one of his victims accused him to the Emperor, and the officials of the court requested that Liu Pengli be executed; however, the emperor could not bear to have his own cousin killed, and Liu Pengli was made a commoner and banished to the county of Shangyong (上庸縣), now Zhushan County
(竹山縣), in Hubei Province (湖北省) of China. His sovereignty was abolished, and his land was reclaimed by Emperor Jing."
Emperor Wen of Han
Emperor Wen of Han was the fifth emperor of the Han Dynasty in China. His given name is Heng.Liu Heng was a son of Emperor Gao of Han and Consort Bo, later empress dowager...
(漢文帝) and cousin of Emperor Jing of Han
Emperor Jing of Han
Emperor Jing of Han was an emperor of China in the Han Dynasty from 156 BC to 141 BC. His reign saw the limit and curtailment of power of feudal princes which resulted in the Rebellion of the Seven States in 154 BC. Emperor Jing managed to crush the revolt and princes were thereafter denied rights...
(漢景帝). His four brothers are, in a descending order of age, Liu Mai (劉買), Liu Ming (劉明), Liu Ding (劉定)and Liu Bushi (劉不識).
Liu was made Prince of Jidong (濟東王) in the sixth year of the middle reign of Emperor Jing (144 BC
144 BC
Year 144 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Galba and Cotta . The denomination 144 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for...
), when Empress Dou
Empress Dou
Empress Dou may refer to:*Empress Dou , Chinese empress during the Han Dynasty, wife of Emperor Wen and mother of Emperor Jing*Empress Dou , wife of Emperor of Zhang of the Han Dynasty...
(竇皇后) mourned over Prince Xiao of Liang's death. His brothers took one the other four parts of Liang. According to the Chinese historian Sima Qian
Sima Qian
Sima Qian was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes of the Han Dynasty. He is regarded as the father of Chinese historiography for his highly praised work, Records of the Grand Historian , a "Jizhuanti"-style general history of China, covering more than two thousand years from the Yellow Emperor to...
(司馬遷), "twenty-nine years later, he was arrogant and cruel, and would go out on marauding expeditions with tens of slaves or young men who were in hiding from the law, murdering people and seizing their belongings for sheer sport. Confirmed victims exceeded 100, and these murders were known across the kingdom, so people were afraid of going out of their houses at night. Eventually the son of one of his victims accused him to the Emperor, and the officials of the court requested that Liu Pengli be executed; however, the emperor could not bear to have his own cousin killed, and Liu Pengli was made a commoner and banished to the county of Shangyong (上庸縣), now Zhushan County
Zhushan County
Zhushan County is a county under jurisdiction of Shiyan City, Hubei Province, China.It has population of 440,000, an area of 3,590 km2....
(竹山縣), in Hubei Province (湖北省) of China. His sovereignty was abolished, and his land was reclaimed by Emperor Jing."