Liu Zhiyuan

Emperor Gaozu of Han
漢高祖
Emperor of the Later Han dynasty
ReignMarch 10, 947[1][2] – March 10, 948
SuccessorLiu Chengyou
BornMarch 4, 895[3][1]
DiedMarch 10, 948 (aged 53)[1][4]
Burial
Rui Mausoleum (睿陵; in modern Yuzhou, Henan)
Full name
Era dates
Tiānfú (天福) (adopted from Shi Jingtang (Emperor Gaozu of Later Jin): 947[5]
Qiányòu (乾祐): 948
Posthumous name
Emperor Ruìwén Shèngwǔ Zhāosù Xiào (睿文聖武昭肅孝皇帝)
Temple name
Gāozǔ (高祖)
HouseLiu
DynastyLater Han

Liu Zhiyuan (Chinese: 劉知遠) (March 4, 895 – March 10, 948), later changed to Liu Gao (劉暠), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Gaozu of Han (漢高祖), was the founding emperor of the Shatuo-led Chinese Later Han dynasty, the fourth of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He was the older brother of the Northern Han founder Liu Min (Emperor Shizu).

  1. ^ a b c Academia Sinica Chinese-Western Calendar Converter.
  2. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 286.
  3. ^ History of the Five Dynasties, vol. 99.
  4. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 287.
  5. ^ 947 was defined as the 12th year of Tiānfú.

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