Liu Jiyuan

Emperor Yingwu of Northern Han
北漢英武帝
4th emperor of Northern Han
Reign968–979
PredecessorLiu Ji'en
BornHé Jìyuán (何繼元)
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Died992
Names
Family name: Liú (劉)
Given name: Jìyuán (繼元)
Name at birth: Hé Jìyuán (何繼元)
Era dates
Tianhui (天會):[1] 968–973
Guangyun (廣運): 974–979
Regnal name
Emperor Yingwu (英武皇帝)
HouseHe (by birth)
Liu (adoptive)
DynastyNorthern Han
FatherSir He (何氏)
MotherLady Liu (劉氏)
Liu Jiyuan
Traditional Chinese劉繼元
Simplified Chinese刘继元
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Jìyuán

Liu Jiyuan (Chinese: 劉繼元) (died in 992), also known by his regnal name as the Emperor Yingwu of (Northern) Han ((北)漢英武帝), was the last emperor of the Shatuo-led Chinese Northern Han dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He was the grandson of Liu Min (Emperor Shizu). He ruled Northern Han from 968 until 979, when he surrendered to Song forces under the Emperor Taizong of Song.

Family

Parents:

  • Father: Sir He (何氏)
  • Mother: Lady Liu (劉氏), daughter of Liu Min

Wives:

  • Empress Duan, of the Duan clan (段皇后 段氏)
  • Empress Ma, of the Ma clan (馬皇后 馬氏)
  • Unknown:
    • Liu Shoujie/Liu Sanzhu (劉守節/劉三豬), first son
    • Liu Xu (劉續), second son

References

  1. ^ Inherited from Liu Jun. 968 was the 12th year of Tianhui.
  • Mote, F.W. (1999). Imperial China (900-1800). Harvard University Press. pp. 11–15. ISBN 0-674-01212-7.
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