Liu Chengyou

Emperor Yin of Later Han
後漢隱帝
Emperor of the Later Han dynasty
Reign14 March 948 – 2 January 951
PredecessorLiu Zhiyuan
Self-claimed successorLiu Chong (founder of the Northern Han dynasty)
Born28 March 931
Ye, Later Tang dynasty[1] (today's Linzhang County, Hebei, China)
Died2 January 951(951-01-02) (aged 19)
near Kaifeng, Henan
Burial
Ying Mausoleum (潁陵; in modern Yuzhou, Henan)
Names
Surname: Liú ()
Given name: Chéngyòu ()
Era dates
Qiányòu () (inherited from Liu Zhiyuan) (13 February 948 – 8 February 951)
Posthumous name
Emperor Yǐn (皇帝)
HouseLiu
DynastyLater Han
FatherLiu Zhiyuan
MotherEmpress Li
Liu Chengyou
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Chéngyòu
Wade–GilesLiu2 Ch'eng2-yu4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLau4 Sing4-yau6
JyutpingLau4 Sing4-jau6

Liu Chengyou (Chinese: 劉承祐) (28 March 931[1][2] – 2 January 951[2][3]), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Yin of Later Han (後漢隱帝), was the second and last emperor of the Later Han dynasty of China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He reigned from 948 until his death in 951.

Liu Chengyou was only 16 years old when he succeeded his father Liu Zhiyuan (Emperor Gaozu), who died abruptly. His reign was marked by the arbitrary killing of his important ministers, which eventually led to his downfall. When he killed the entire family of general Guo Wei without Guo in 951, Guo's army attacked the capital, and Liu Chengyou was killed in the chaos.

There is a reference to Liu Chengyou as "Liu Chenghan" in the epitaph of Liu Jiwen, son of his cousin Liu Yun. Liu Chengyou may thus have changed his name on his accession as emperor.