Beixiang- hou ( Chinese trad. 北 鄉侯 , ex. 北 乡侯 , pinyin : Běixiāng-hóu ), personal name Liu Yi ( Chinese trad. 劉 懿 ,? -125) - the seventh emperor of the Chinese Empire, Eastern Han .
| Liu Yi | |
|---|---|
| 7th Emperor of the Eastern Han | |
| Date of Birth | |
| Date of death | 125 |
| Reign time | 125 |
| Predecessor | Andi |
| Successor | Shun di |
| Name Options | |
| Traditional spelling | 劉 懿 |
| Simplified spelling | 刘 懿 |
| Pinyin | Liú Yì |
| Board motto | Yangguan (延光) 125 |
| Family | |
| Father | Liu Shaw |
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Biography
Family
When Liu Yi was born, it is unknown, the sources only say that by the time of accession to the throne, he was very young. The father of Liu Yi was Jibei Huiwang Liu Shou - the son of Emperor Zhang-di ; thus, Liu Yi was a cousin to Emperor An-di . The title “ hou ” Liu Yi was most likely received in 120 , when the five brothers of his elder brother Liu Deng (Jibei Zewang) received the same title.
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The heir to Emperor An-di was originally appointed his son Liu Bao . However, in 124, Emperor Wang Sheng's nurse, and eunuchs Jiang Jing and Fan Feng falsely accused the nurse of the heir to the throne, Wang Nan and cook Bin Ji, who were executed. Heir to Liu Bao was very saddened by this, and therefore Jiang Jing and Fan Feng, fearing reprisals in the future, entered into a conspiracy with Empress Yan Ji (who also hated Liu Bao, because he was not her own son), and blamed the heir and his servants for crimes. The emperor believed them, and demoted Liu Bao to the Ji Prince.
In 125, the emperor, while traveling to Wancheng (in Nanyang ), suddenly fell ill and died. Not wanting to ascend the throne of Liu Bao, his widow Yan Ji declared Emperor Liu I. Together with her brothers and eunuch Jiang Jing, she began to quickly consolidate power in her hands, getting rid of the trustees of the late emperor. Falsely accusing Wang Sheng, Fan Feng, and the foster uncle of the late emperor Geng Bao of crimes, this clique succeeded in executing Fan Feng and expelling Wang Sheng and Geng Bao along with their families. However, Liu Yi’s disease crossed out their plans.
Eunuch Sun Cheng, believing that Liu Bao is the true heir of An-di, and knowing about the deadly disease of Liu Yi, he organized a conspiracy. When Liu Yi soon died, the conspirators staged a coup and elevated Liu Bao to the throne. Realizing that Liu Yi did not have real power and did not participate in the acts of the Yan clan, Liu Bao did not posthumously lower him in titles or repress his family, but did not recognize him as a legitimate emperor. Liu Yi was buried with the honors of the imperial prince - that is, higher than what was supposed to be in accordance with his title of "hou", but lower than that for the emperor. Also, he was not given an official posthumous name (although he is sometimes referred to in the literature as Shao-di (少帝), that is, the "young emperor").
Links
- The official biography of the Han An-di (at the end of which we talk about the Han Beixiang Hou) in " Hou Hanshu " ( Chinese )