Qin and Han · King of Jichuan

Liu Ming 明

Ming

Attested BC 144 - BC 144

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Liu Ming was a king of Jichuan.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 144 中六年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 11, passage 80
BC 144 孝景中六年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 56, passage 85

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Liu Mai (買)
second son 次子 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Han 56, passage 85
Child of Liu Wu (劉武)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Han 56, passage 85; Records of the Grand Historian 11, passage 80

Key source chapters

Career and standing

King of Jichuan 濟川王
BC 144 中六年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 11, passage 80
Punished
Demoted to commoner · At Fangling 房陵
Directly stated · Book of Han 56, passage 88

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 56Volume 47: The Three Sons of Emperor Wen · 2 passages

太子買為梁共王，次子明為濟川王，彭離為濟東王，定為山陽王，不識為濟陰王，皆以孝景中六年同日立。 The heir Mai became King Gong of Liang; his brothers Ming, Pengli, Ding, and Bushi received Jichuan, Jidong, Shanyang, and Jiyin respectively—all invested on the same day in the sixth year of Emperor Jing’s mid-reign.

濟川王明以垣邑侯立。 The king of Jichuan, Ming, had previously held the marquisate of Yuanyi.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 11Annals of the Xiaojing Emperor · 1 passage

立梁孝王子明為濟川王，子彭離為濟東王，子定為山陽王，子不識為濟陰王。 He established Ming, son of King Xiao of Liang, as King of Jichuan; Pengli as King of Jidong; Ding as King of Shanyang; and Bushi as King of Jiyin.