Qin and Han · Western Han prince, King Gang of Dai, and later King of Qinghe

Liu Yi 劉義

Liú Yì

Attested BC 133 - BC 111

Passages: 5
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Liu Yi was a Western Han prince, King Gang of Dai, and later King of Qinghe.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	King Gang	剛王	Gangwang

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 133 元光二年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 58, passages 12-13
BC 114 元鼎三年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 58, passage 15
BC 116 to BC 111 元鼎中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 56, passage 187

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Liu Deng (劉登)
father 父
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 58, passage 13; Book of Han 56, passage 186
Parent of Liu Tang (頃王湯)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Han 56, passage 188

Key source chapters

References in the histories

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

二十九年薨，子義嗣。 In his twenty-ninth year he died; his son Yi succeeded him.

元鼎中，漢廣關，以常山為阻，徙代王於清河，是為剛王。 During the Yuanding reign, Han broadened the frontier passes; because Mount Chang stood in the way, the king of Dai was moved to Qinghe and became known as King Gang.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 58House of Prince Xiao of Liang · 3 passages

子義立，是為代王。 His son Yi succeeded him and became King of Dai.

十九年，漢廣關，以常山為限，而徙代王王清河。 Nineteen years later, the Han court extended the frontier passes, setting Mount Changshan as the boundary, and transferred the King of Dai to rule over Qinghe.

清河王徙以元鼎三年也。 This transfer to Qinghe took place in the third year of the Yuanding era.