Liu Bin (Southern Han)

Emperor Shang of Southern Han
南漢殤帝
Emperor of Southern Han
Emperor of Southern Han
Reign10 June 942 – 15 April 943[1][2]
PredecessorLiu Yan (Emperor Gaozu)
SuccessorLiu Sheng (Emperor Zhongzong)
Born920[3]
Probably Guangzhou, Southern Han
Died15 April 943(943-04-15) (aged 22–23)
Guangzhou, Southern Han
Names
Liú Hóngdù (劉弘度), later changed to Liú Bīn (劉玢)
Era name and dates
Guāngtiān (光天): 10 June 942 – 16 April 943[1][2]
Posthumous name
Emperor Shāng (殤皇帝, "short-lived")
HouseLiu
DynastySouthern Han
FatherLiu Yan
MotherConsort Zhao
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Bin (Chinese: 劉玢) (920[3] – 15 April 943[1][2]), né Liu Hongdu (劉弘度), possibly nicknamed Shou (壽),[4] also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Shang of Southern Han (南漢殤帝), was the second emperor of the Chinese Southern Han dynasty. He reigned only briefly, from 942 to 943, from the time of the death of his father Liu Yan (Emperor Gaozu) to the time he was assassinated in a coup headed by his brother Liu Hongxi (later known as Liu Sheng, Emperor Zhongzong).

  1. ^ a b c Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 283.
  2. ^ a b c Academia Sinica Chinese-Western Calendar Converter.
  3. ^ a b Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms, vol. 59.
  4. ^ Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms, vol. 61.