Liu You

Liu You (simplified Chinese: 刘友; traditional Chinese: 劉友; pinyin: Liǘ Yǒu, died 21 February 181 BC[1]) was the sixth son of Emperor Gaozu of Han. He was made Prince of Huaiyang in 196 BC, and recreated as Prince of Zhao two years later.[2][3] You married Empress Dowager Lü's niece and was found to be having affairs with secret mistresses. Empress Dowager Lü summoned him to the capital and imprisoned him there without food. While in prison, You made a song cursing the deeds which Empress Dowager Lü had done to the Liu family. He was afraid to commit suicide and ended up starving to death.[4][5] and given the posthumous name You (幽).

  1. ^ dingchou day of the zheng month of the 7th year of Empress Lü's regency (after Emperor Hui's death), per vol.13 of Zizhi Tongjian
  2. ^ Ban Biao; Ban Gu; Ban Zhao. "諸侯王表" [Table of nobles related to the imperial clan]. Book of Han (in Chinese). Vol. 14. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  3. ^ Sima Guang. "漢紀" [Han Annals]. Zizhi Tongjian (in Chinese). Vol. 12. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  4. ^ Ban Biao; Ban Gu; Ban Zhao. "高五王傳" [Biographies of the five sons of Emperor Gao]. Book of Han (in Chinese). Vol. 38. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. ^ Sima Guang. "漢紀" [Han Annals]. Zizhi Tongjian (in Chinese). Vol. 13. Retrieved 5 July 2011.