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Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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Emperor of Liu Song | |||||||||||||||||
Reign | 10 July 420[1] – 26 June 422 | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Liu Yifu | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Liu Qinu (劉奇奴)[2] 16 April 363 Jingkou, Eastern Jin | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 June 422 Jiankang, Liu Song | (aged 59)||||||||||||||||
Burial | Chuning Mausoleum (初寧陵) | ||||||||||||||||
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Issue | See § Family | ||||||||||||||||
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Father | Liu Qiao | ||||||||||||||||
Mother | Zhao Anzong |
Emperor Wu of (Liu) Song ((劉)宋武帝; 16 April 363[3]– 26 June 422[4]), personal name Liu Yu (劉裕), courtesy name Dexing (德興), childhood name Jinu (寄奴),[2] was a statesman and strategist of Imperial China, and the founding emperor of the Chinese Liu Song dynasty. He came from a humble background, but became prominent after leading a rebellion in 408 to overthrow Huan Xuan, who had usurped the Eastern Jin throne in 403. After that point, using a mixture of political and military skills, Liu Yu gradually concentrated power in his own hands while expanding Jin's territory. In 420, he forced Emperor Gong of Jin to yield the throne to him, thus ending the Eastern Jin dynasty and establishing the Liu Song dynasty. He ruled only briefly, for two years, before dying and passing the throne to his son, Emperor Shao of Liu Song. An outstanding commander, perhaps the greatest of his era, he conquered two of the Sixteen Kingdoms and remained undefeated throughout his military career. The History of the Southern Dynasties described Liu Yu as seven chi and six cun tall[5] (approximately 1.862 m (6 ft 1.3 in).) [citation needed]
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