Liu Fei, Prince of Jiangdu

Liu Fei (劉非)
King of Jiangdu
Reign153– c.Jan 128 BCE
SuccessorLiu Jian
Born168 BCE
Diedc.Jan 128 BCE
Posthumous name
King Yi of Jiangdu (江都易王)
FatherEmperor Jing of Han
MotherConsort Cheng

Liu Fei (Chinese: 劉非; pinyin: Liú Fēi; 168 – c. January 128 BCE[1]), posthumously known as King Yi of Jiangdu (Chinese: 江都易王; pinyin: Jiāngdū Yì Wáng), was the King/Prince of Jiangdu (reigned 153–128 BCE), an autonomous kingdom within the Han Empire of Chinese history, in modern-day Jiangsu province. He was a son of Emperor Jing and a half-brother of Emperor Wu. Originally King of Runan, he was awarded the Kingdom of Jiangdu for his role in suppressing the Rebellion of the Seven States. Dong Zhongshu, the prominent Confucian scholar, served as his Prime Minister.

Liu Fei's mausoleum has been excavated by archaeologists from the Nanjing Museum, who unearthed numerous artifacts, including 100,000 coins, dozens of chariots, and the only jade coffin to have survived intact in Chinese archaeology.

  1. ^ 12th month of the 1st year of the Yuan'shuo era, per vol. 18 of Zizhi Tongjian and vol.06 (Emperor Wu's biography) of Han Shu . The month corresponds to 19 Jan to 17 Feb 128 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar.