Qin and Han · Royal Family Member

Liu Li 劉禮

Liú Lǐ

First attested BC 180; died BC 151

Passages: 9
Chapters: 5
Histories: 2

Overview

Liu Li was a Royal Family Member.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	Wen	文	Wen

Life and dates

Death

BC 151 文王立三年卒
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 50, passage 24

Attested activity

BC 154 三年
Directly stated · Book of Han 6, passage 68
BC 154 吳楚已破
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 101, passage 130
BC 180 to BC 157 學於張恢
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 101, passage 150
BC 154 to BC 151 拜禮為楚王…文王立三年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 50, passages 23-24
BC 158 文帝之後六年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 57, passages 124-125

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Kin of Liu Jiao (劉交)
descendant/successor of line 後
Directly stated · Book of Han 6, passage 68
Child of Liu Jiao (劉交)
King Yuan's son 元王子
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 50, passage 18; Records of the Grand Historian 101, passage 130
Parent of Dao (道)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 50, passage 24

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Director of the Imperial Clan 宗正
BC 154 是時禮為漢宗正 · Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 50, passage 22
King of Chu 楚王
BC 154 乃拜禮為楚王 · Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 50, passage 23
King of Chu 楚王
BC 154 三年 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Han 6, passage 68

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 50, passage 18

References in the histories

Search passages

History

9 passages

Book of Han, Chapter 5Volume 4: Annals of Emperor Wen · 1 passage

以中大夫令免為車騎將軍屯飛狐，故楚相蘇意為將軍屯句注，將軍張武屯北地，河內太守周亞夫為將軍次細柳，宗正劉禮為將軍次霸上，祝茲侯徐厲為將軍次棘門，以備胡。 He appointed Court Gentleman Ling Mian as Chariot and Cavalry General stationed at Feihu Pass, former Chu Chancellor Su Yi as general stationed at Gouzhu Pass, General Zhang Wu stationed at Beidi, Hedong Governor Zhou Yafu as general stationed at Xiliu, Imperial Kinsman Liu Li as general stationed at Bashang, and Marquis Xu Li of Zhuzi as general stationed at Jimen, all to defend against the Xiongnu.

Book of Han, Chapter 6Volume 5: Annals of Emperor Jing · 1 passage

立平陸侯劉禮為楚王，續元王後。 He enfeoffed Pinglu Marquis Liu Li as King of Chu to continue the line of King Yuan.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 50House of Prince Yuan of Chu · 4 passages

漢已平吳楚，孝景帝欲以德侯子續吳，以元王子禮續楚。 After Han had pacified Wu and Chu, Emperor Jing wished to restore the line of Wu through the son of the Marquis of De, and the line of Chu through King Yuan's son Liu Li.

是時禮為漢宗正。 At that time, Li was serving as the Director of the Imperial Clan for the Han court.

乃拜禮為楚王，奉元王宗廟，是為楚文王。 Li was then appointed King of Chu to carry on the ancestral sacrifices of King Yuan, and he became known as King Wen of Chu.

文王立三年卒，子安王道立。 King Wen reigned for three years before his death. His son Dao succeeded him as King An.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 57House of Zhou Bo, Marquis of Jiang · 1 passage

乃以宗正劉禮為將軍，軍霸上； The Director of the Imperial Clan, Liu Li, was appointed general and stationed at Bashang.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 101Biographies of Yuan Ang and Chao Cuo · 2 passages

吳楚已破，上更以元王子平陸侯禮為楚王，袁盎為楚相。 After Wu and Chu were defeated, the Emperor installed the Marquis of Pinglu, Li, a son of the former King Yuan, as the new King of Chu, and Yuan Ang was appointed Chancellor of Chu.

學申商刑名於軹張恢先所，與雒陽宋孟及劉禮同師。 He studied the Legalist doctrines of Shen Buhai and Shang Yang under the elder Zhang Hui of Zhi, together with Song Meng of Luoyang and Liu Li.