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Gengshi Emperor
Emperor of the Green Forest Insurrection that Overthrew Xin
In a side chamber of a palace, a yellow ceremonial robe embroidered with a dragon hangs on a wooden stand, its hem worked with waves and rocks, before a carved folding screen, while a black lacquer chest sits on a low table by a lattice window and no person is in view.
Also known as Liu Xuan · Liu Shenggong · King of Huaiyang
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Liu Xuan, courtesy name Shenggong, from Caiyang in Nanyang, descended from Liu Fa, Prince Ding of Changsha, a son of Emperor Jing, and was a clansman of Liu Xiu. The Lülin rebels proclaimed him emperor in 23 with the era name Gengshi, and that year his forces took Chang'an and Wang Mang was killed. He moved the capital to Chang'an in 24. In 25 the Red Eyebrows took Chang'an; he surrendered and was strangled by them. Liu Xiu had named him Prince of Huaiyang by edict and ordered Deng Yu to bury him at Baling.
Life and times
Dates 20 BCE - 25 CE