Liu Shao (Liu Song)

Names
	Family name: Liú (劉); Given name: Shao (劭); Courtesy name: Xiuyuan (休遠)
Era name and dates
	Tàichū (太初): 453

Liu Shao
劉劭
Liu Shao ; 劉劭
Emperor of Liu Song
Reign	16 March - 27 May 453
Predecessor	Emperor Wen
Successor	Emperor Xiaowu
Born	424
Died	27 May 453 (aged 29)
Consorts	Empress Yin Yuying of Chen
Issue	Liu Weizhi; Liu Dizhi; Liu Binzhi
Names
Names
	Family name: Liú (劉); Given name: Shao (劭); Courtesy name: Xiuyuan (休遠)
Era name and dates
	Tàichū (太初): 453
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

[1] 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.

[2] bingzi day of the 5th month of the 30th year of the Yuanjia era, per volume 127 of Zizhi Tongjian

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