Liu Chuyu

Liu Chuyu
18th century depiction of Liu Chuyu
Bornunknown[1]
Died2 January 466
SpouseHe Ji
FatherEmperor Xiaowu of Song
MotherEmpress Wang Xianyuan

Liu Chuyu (劉楚玉) (died 2 January 466[2]), often known by her title Princess Shanyin (山陰公主), although her title at death was the greater title of Princess Kuaiji (會稽公主), was a princess of the Chinese Liu Song dynasty. She was a daughter of Emperor Xiaowu.[3]

  1. ^ While Lady Liu's birth year was not recorded, she was almost certainly born in or after 443, as that was the year her mother Wang Xianyuan married her father.
  2. ^ According to Emperor Ming's biography in Book of Song, Lady Liu and her brother Liu Zishang were ordered to commit suicide on the jiwei day of the 11th month of the 1st year of the Yongguang era. This corresponds to 2 Jan 466 in the Julian calendar. ([永光元年十一月]己未,司徒扬州刺史豫章王子尚、山阴公主并赐死。) Song Shu, vol.08
  3. ^ Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Clara Lau, A.D. Stefanowska: Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E