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Liu Chang
Prince of the Liu Song and son of Emperor Wen, enfeoffed Prince of Yiyang, who defected to the Northern Wei in 465 out of fear of suspicion and was made Prince of Danyang, rising to Director of the Secretariat and holding Xuzhou; posthumous name Ming.
A walled hilltop city with a tall brick gate tower stands above a pine-covered cliff, its wall running along the ridge, while a long wooden bridge crosses a wide river below and plains, islets and layered mountains stretch into the distance, with no person in view.
Also known as Courtesy name Xiudao · Prince of Yiyang · Prince of Danyang (Northern Wei title) · Posthumous name Ming
Liu Chang, courtesy name Xiudao, was a son of Emperor Wen of the Liu Song, enfeoffed Prince of Yiyang and inspector of Xuzhou. Under the new emperor he fell under suspicion, and in 465 he left his mother and wife and slipped away with a concubine, Lady Wu, to surrender to the Northern Wei. The Wei treated him generously: he married in turn the Princesses of Wuyi, Jianxing and Pingyang, held the posts of Palace Attendant, General Who Campaigns in the South and Imperial Son-in-law, and was made Prince of Danyang, later Minister of Ceremonial and Director of the Secretariat, with the title Duke of Qijun and the style Prince of Song. Around 494 he took command at Xuzhou, died at Pengcheng, and was given the posthumous name Ming; Gu Shi Yuan includes a fragment of verse under his name.
Life and times
Dates Dates unknown; defected to the Northern Wei in 465 CE and died after 495 CE