Emperor Shao of Song

Emperor Shao of Song
宋少帝
Emperor of Liu Song
Reign26 June 422 – 7 July 424[1]
PredecessorEmperor Wu
SuccessorEmperor Wen
BornLiu Chebing (劉車兵)
406
Died4 August 424(424-08-04) (aged 17–18)
ConsortsSima Maoying of Henei
Names
Family name: Liú (劉)
Given name: Yìfú (義符)
childhood name: Chebing (車兵)
Era name and dates
Jǐngpíng (景平): 423–424
Posthumous name
None
FatherEmperor Wu
MotherZhang Que

Emperor Shao of Liu Song ((劉)宋少帝; 406[2] – 4 August 424[3]), also known by his post-removal title Prince of Yingyang (營陽王), personal name Liu Yifu (劉義符), childhood name Chebing (車兵), was an emperor of the Chinese Liu Song dynasty. He was the oldest son of the founding emperor, Emperor Wu, and became emperor after his father's death in 422. The officials whom his father left in charge of the government became convinced that he was unfit to govern, and so deposed and killed him in 424, making his more-capable younger brother Liu Yilong (Emperor Wen) the emperor.

  1. ^ yi'you day of the 5th month of the 2nd year of the Jing'ping era, per Emperor Shao's biography in Book of Song
  2. ^ Emperor Shao's biography in Book of Song indicated that he was 19 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died. Thus by calculation, his birth year should be 406.
  3. ^ guichou day of the 6th month of the 2nd year of the Jingping era, per Emperor Shao's biography in Book of Song