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| Emperor of Great Han | |||||||||||||||||
| Emperor of Southern Han | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 16 April 943[1][2] – 18 September 958[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Liu Bin (Emperor Shang) | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Liu Chang | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 920[4] probably Guangzhou, Southern Han | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 September 958 (aged 37–38) Guangzhou, Southern Han | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Zhao Mausoleum (昭陵; in modern Huangpu District, Guangzhou) | ||||||||||||||||
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| House | Liu | ||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Southern Han | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Liu Yan | ||||||||||||||||
Liu Sheng (Chinese: 劉晟; 920–958), born Liu Hongxi (劉弘熙), possibly nicknamed Jun (雋),[5] also known by his temple name as the Emperor Zhongzong of (Southern) Han ((南)漢中宗), was the third emperor of the Southern Han dynasty of China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He succeeded his brother, Liu Bin (Emperor Shang), whom he had ordered assassinated to allow himself to take the throne.