These records state that Bu began his rule before 477, was recognized as the ruler of Japan by the Liu Song, Southern Qi, and Liang dynasties, and continued his rule through to 502.

It was commented on by Liu Hui in the 3rd century.

During the Cultural Revolution, following the downfall of Liu Shaoqi, who was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, no successor was named, so the duties of the head of state were transferred collectively to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

The merchant was sent to be reborn as Liu Qi ( 刘杞 ).

Chen was a beautiful and talented girl, but did not wish to marry Liu Qi.

Liu Huaqing was an Army Officer who spent most of his career in administrative positions involving science and technology.

The latter fuses Daoist ideas with Confucianism and was a precursor to later Chinese metaphysical nature poetry, according to Liu Wu-chi.

* July 19 – A Chinese delegate in the Netherlands, Liu en-Tsiu, is declared persona non grata because of the death of a Chinese engineer in unclear circumstances ; there are claims that he was kidnapped and taken to the delegate's office.

* Liu Zhang, ruled Yi after Liu Yan's death until he was forced to hand it to Liu Bei ( d. 219 )

It began when the ruler of Wei, Cao Cao, was defeated by Liu Bei and Sun Quan at the Battle of Red Cliffs.

Court eunuch Jian Shuo planned to kill General-in-Chief He Jin, a relative of the imperial family, and to replace the crown prince Liu Bian with his younger brother Liu Xie, the Prince of Chenliu ( in present-day Kaifeng ), though his plan was unsuccessful.

In 192, there was some talk among the coalition of appointing Liu Yu, an imperial relative, as emperor, and gradually its members began to fall out.

Cao Cao, directly to Yuan Shao's south, was engaged in a struggle against Yuan Shu and Liu Biao, who occupied respectively the Huai River basin and middle Yangtze regions.

Lü Bu fled to Xu Province and was received by Liu Bei, and an uneasy alliance began between the two.

In 197, Yuan Shu, who was at odds with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei, felt assured of victory with his subordinate's conquests, and thus declared himself emperor of the Cheng Dynasty.

In 200, after winning a decisive battle against Liu Biao at Sha County and putting down the rebellions of Xu Gong and others, Sun Ce was struck by an arrow and fatally wounded.

It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han.

Following Liu Bang's victory in the Chu – Han Contention, the resulting Han Dynasty was named after the Hanzhong fief.

By 157 BCE, the Han court had replaced all of these kings with royal Liu family members, since the loyalty of non-relatives to the throne was questioned.

However, he was overwhelmed by the " Red Eyebrow " rebels who deposed, assassinated, and replaced him with the puppet monarch Liu Penzi.

Some music critics and interpreters of Puccini's work have speculated that the psychological effects of this incident on Puccini interfered with his ability to complete compositions later in his career, and also influenced the development of Puccinian characters such as Liu ( from Turandot ), a slave girl who dies tragically by suicide.

A Gilding | gilded bronze oil lamp in the shape of a kneeling female servant, dated 2nd century BCE, found in the tomb of Dou Wan, wife of the Han prince Liu Sheng ; its sliding shutter allows for adjustments in the direction and brightness in light while it also traps smoke within the body.

The Eastern Han, also known as the Later Han, formally began on 5 August 25, when Liu Xiu became Emperor Guangwu of Han.

In Beijing, Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping were once again the targets of criticism, but others also pointed at the wrongdoings of the Vice Premier, Tao Zhu.

He also knew Zhang through Zhang's wife, Liu Qingyang, a member of the Awakening Society.

* Liu Xiang, Chinese scholar who edited the Shan Hai Jing and compiled the Lienü zhuan, also father of Liu Xin ( b. 77 BC )

** Concubine Qi, also known as Lady Qi or Consort Qi, favoured concubine of Han Gaozu ( personal name Liu Bang ), the first emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty

* Shi Liu Pu Building ( also known as the Bank of Telecommunications ), Shanghai, China, 2000

In Cantonese transliteration, 刘 / 劉 ( Liú ) is Lau, Lao is also transliteration of 刘 / 劉 in Min Nan and Taiwanese Minnan Chinese language, whilst Liu is a different surname, 廖, pinyin: Liào, (" Liêu " in Vietnamese ).

Other participants in the March also went on to become prominent party leaders, including Zhu De, Lin Biao, Liu Shaoqi, Dong Biwu, Ye Jianying, Li Xiannian, Yang Shangkun, Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping.

The Liu Song Dynasty (; Wade-Giles: Liu Sung Ch ' ao ), also known as Former Song Dynasty ( 前宋 ) ( 420-479 CE ), was first of the four Southern Dynasties in China, succeeding the Eastern Jin Dynasty and followed by the Southern Qi Dynasty.

The Liu Song is also at times referred to as the " Southern Song Dynasty " ( 南宋 ), as it is one of the Southern Dynasties period, i. e., one of those with its capital at Jiankang ( modern Nanjing ).

Sima Guang also pointed out the cause of Liu Song's disaster:

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The Southern Han ( 917 – 971 ) was founded in Guangzhou ( also known as Canton ) by Liu Yan.

* Concubine Qi, also known as Lady Qi or Consort Qi, favoured concubine of Han Gaozu ( personal name Liu Bang ), the first emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty

The protests were also led by two other " radical intellectuals ", Wang Ruowang and Liu Binyan.

Han Fuju also ousted the warlord Liu Zhennian, nicknamed the " King of Shandong East ", who ruled eastern Shandong Province, hence unifying the province under his rule.

In Mysterious Mr. Moto another agent, Lotus Liu ( also played by Lotus Long credited as Karen Sorrell ), pretends to fall for his charms so they can be alone to compare notes in their investigation.

Later authors combined Daoism with Confucianism and Legalism, such as Liu An ( 2nd century BCE ), whose Huainanzi ( The Philosophers of Huai-nan ) also added to the fields of geography and topography.

Emperor Hui also brought Liu Ruyi with him wherever he went.

Many others, even those without title or land, such as Cao Cao and Liu Bei, are also starting to build up power.