Liu Xiu
刘秀
Courtesy name: Wenshu (文叔)
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
- 15
Roles:
emperor
Factions:
Han dynasty
(primary)
Links:
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Wikipedia entry Bio
Appears in 11 chapters:
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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.
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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 10 — Gathering Arms, Ma Teng Moves To Rescue The Emperor; Commanding A Force, Cao Cao Marches To Avenge His Father.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Chapter 80
— Cao Pi Deposes The Emperor, Taking Away The Fortunes of Han; Liu Bei Assumes The Throne, Continuing The Heritage.
Founder of the Latter Han who struck down Wang Mang — the restoration precedent Liu Bei's altar announcement invokes for his own succession.
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Chapter 120
— Recommending Du Yu, An Old General Offers New Plans; Capturing Of Sun Hao, Three Kingdoms Becomes One.
Named in the closing elegy as the founder of the Latter Han — the restoration that the whole book is about failing to repeat.