Liu Shao (Liu Song)

Liu Shao
Emperor of Liu Song
Reign16 March - 27 May 453
PredecessorEmperor Wen
SuccessorEmperor Xiaowu
Born424[1]
Died27 May 453 (aged 29)
ConsortsEmpress Yin Yuying of Chen
IssueLiu Weizhi
Liu Dizhi
Liu Binzhi
Names
Family name: Liú (劉)
Given name: Shao (劭)
Courtesy name: Xiuyuan (休遠)
Era name and dates
Tàichū (太初): 453
FatherEmperor Wen
MotherEmpress Wenyuan

Liu Shao (Chinese: 劉劭; 424 - 27 May 453[2]), courtesy name Xiuyuan (休遠), later known as Yuanxiong (元凶, meaning "prime murderer"), was briefly an emperor of the Liu Song dynasty of China. He was Emperor Wen's crown prince who, after hearing that his father was going to depose him, staged a coup d'état and assassinated his father, taking over the throne, but was then defeated and killed by his brother Liu Jun, the Prince of Wuling, who took the throne.

  1. ^ Emperor Wen's biography in Book of Song indicated that Liu Shao was made crown prince in May 429. Liu Shao's biography in Book of Song indicated that he was 6 (by East Asian reckoning) when he was made crown prince.
  2. ^ bingzi day of the 5th month of the 30th year of the Yuanjia era, per volume 127 of Zizhi Tongjian