Liu Sheng (Southern Han)

  • Emperor Zhongzong of Southern Han
  • 南漢中宗
Emperor of Great Han
Emperor of Southern Han
Reign16 April 943[1][2] – 18 September 958[2][3]
PredecessorLiu Bin (Emperor Shang)
SuccessorLiu Chang
Born920[4]
probably Guangzhou, Southern Han
Died18 September 958(958-09-18) (aged 37–38)
Guangzhou, Southern Han
Burial
Zhao Mausoleum (昭陵; in modern Huangpu District, Guangzhou)
Issue
  • Liu Chang (Liu Jixing), the Prince of Wei, later emperor
  • Liu Xuanxing (劉璇興), the Prince of Gui (killed by Liu Chang 958)
  • Liu Qingxing (劉慶興), the Prince of Jing
  • Liu Baoxing (劉保興), the Prince of Zhen
  • Liu Chongxing (劉崇興), the Prince of Mei
Names
Liú Hóngxī (劉弘熙), later changed to Liú Shèng (劉晟)
Era dates
  • Yìngqián (應乾): 943
  • Qiánhé (乾和): 943–958
Posthumous name
Emperor Wénwǔ Guāngmíng Xiào (文武光明孝皇帝)
Temple name
Zhōngzōng (中宗)
HouseLiu
DynastySouthern Han
FatherLiu 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.