Liu Xiu

刘秀
Courtesy name: Wenshu (文叔)
Liu Xiu
Source: Wikipedia
Born
15 January, 5 CE
Died
29 March, 57 CE
Ancestral home
Jiyang County, Chenliu Commandary (Present day Henan)
Also known as
Emperor Guangwu of Han Liu Wenshu Shizu
Book mentions
10
Roles:
emperor
Factions:
Han dynasty (primary)
Links:
Appears in 8 chapters:
  • Chapter 1 — Three Heroes Swear Brotherhood In The Peach Garden; One Victory Shatters The Rebels In Battlegrounds.
    Founder of the Latter Han; opening-frame reference to the restoration of the empire after Wang Mang's rebellion.
  • Chapter 6 — Burning The Capital, Dong Zhuo Commits An Atrocity; Hiding The Imperial Hereditary Seal, Sun Jian Breaks Faith.
    Liu Xiu; cited in the same prophecy paragraph as the founder of the Latter Han at Luoyang.
  • Chapter 12 — Tao Qian Thrice Offers Xuzhou To Liu Bei; Cao Cao Retakes Yanzhou From Lu Bu.
    Cited in Xun Yu's remonstrance: as Liu Xiu took Henei for his base, so Yanzhou and the Yellow River are Cao Cao's 'Land Within the Passes' - not to be traded for Xuzhou.
  • Chapter 13 — Li Jue and Guo Si Duel In Changan; The Emperor Establishes Anyi The New Capital.
    Named in the chapter's long lament: the Hans 'renewed their vigor with Liu Xiu', twelve rulers before him and twelve after - the arc now guttering at Changan.
  • Chapter 15 — Taishi Ci Fights With The Young Overlord; Sun Ce Cuts Short The White Tiger King.
    The Latter Han founder whose hilltop temple stands above the Sacred Hills camps; Sun Ce dreams Liu Xiu called him, prays at the shrine over Zhang Zhao's objection, and vows to restore the temple if his cause succeeds - the errand that leads to the duel with Taishi Ci.
  • Chapter 29 — The Little Chief Of The South Slays Yu Ji; The Green Eyed Boy Lays Hold On The South Land.
    The Latter Han founder in Ma Yuan's maxim, quoted by Zhou Yu to Lu Su: ministers must choose their princes as princes choose their ministers.
  • Chapter 37 — Sima Hui Recommends A Scholar To Liu Bei; Liu Bei Pays Three Visits To The Sleeping Dragon Ridge.
    The restorer in Cui Zhouping's cycle: Liu Xiu rebuilt the Han and bought two more centuries - which are now due to end, whatever Liu Bei wishes.
  • Chapter 38 — Zhuge Liang Plans For The Three Kingdoms; Sun Quan Attacks Xiakou To Take Revenges.
    Liu Xiu, who 'restored the glory at Capital Luoyang' in the poem's sweep of Han history.