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| Liu Shao 劉劭 | |||||||||
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| Emperor of Liu Song | |||||||||
| Reign | 16 March - 27 May 453 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Wen | ||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Xiaowu | ||||||||
| Born | 424[1] | ||||||||
| Died | 27 May 453 (aged 29) | ||||||||
| Consorts | Empress Yin Yuying of Chen | ||||||||
| Issue | Liu Weizhi Liu Dizhi Liu Binzhi | ||||||||
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| Father | Emperor Wen | ||||||||
| Mother | Empress Wenyuan | ||||||||
Liu Shao (Chinese: 劉劭; 424 - 27 May 453[2]), courtesy name Xiuyuan (休遠), later known as Yuanxiong (元凶, meaning "prime murderer"), was briefly an emperor of the Liu Song dynasty of China. 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.
- ^ Emperor Wen's biography in Book of Song indicated that Liu Shao was made crown prince in May 429. Liu Shao's biography in Book of Song indicated that he was 6 (by East Asian reckoning) when he was made crown prince.
- ^ bingzi day of the 5th month of the 30th year of the Yuanjia era, per volume 127 of Zizhi Tongjian