Liu Shao

Noble person

0426 – 0453

43

Who was Liu Shao?

Liu Shao, courtesy name Xiuyuan, posthumously known as Yuanxiong, was briefly an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song. He was Emperor Wen's crown prince who, after hearing that his father was going to depose him, staged a coup d'état and assassinated his father, taking over the throne, but was then defeated and killed by his brother Liu Jun the Prince of Wuling, who took the throne as Emperor Xiaowu.

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0426
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0453

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on July 23, 2013

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