Qin and Han · Royal Family Member

Liu Kaiming 劉開明

First attested AD 1; died AD 3

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Kaiming was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Death

AD 3 開明立三年，薨
Directly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 166

Attested activity

AD 1 元始元年
Directly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 165

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Liu Xin (劉信)
elder brother 兄
Directly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 167
Child of Liu Yun (劉雲)
heir 太子
Directly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 165

Kinship Role sons · Count 0 · Negated true
Directly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 166

Career and standing

King of Dongping 東平王
AD 1 元始元年 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 165

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 91Volume 80: The Six Sons of Emperors Xuan and Yuan · 3 passages

元始元年，王莽欲反哀帝政，白太皇太后，立雲太子開明為東平王，又立思王孫成都為中山王。 In Yuanshi 1, Wang Mang, undoing Ai’s policies, persuaded the grand empress dowager to make Yun’s heir Kai Ming king of Dongping and to enfeoff Chengdu, grandson of the Prince of Dongping, as king of Zhongshan.

開明立三年，薨，無子。 Kai Ming reigned three years and died without issue.

復立開明兄嚴鄉侯信子匡為東平王，奉開明後。 The court then set Kuang, son of Marquis Yanxiang Xin, on the Dongping throne to continue Kai Ming’s line.