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.

Liu Zhen and Liu Taotu were Zhang's only historian allies at court, and after their deaths Zhang had no further opportunities for promotion to the prestigious post of court historian.

* Various people with the Liu surname argue to be descendant of Han Wu Di, but there is no evidence supporting this.

* In some novels, Liu Bei is said to be the descendant of Liu Bang, but there is no supporting evidence to prove this true.

After attempting to negotiate peace and receiving no positive response from Liu Bei, fearing attack on both sides, Sun Quan became a vassal of Wei.

When Emperor Wu of Liu Song subdued Guanzhong he obtained the south-pointing carriage of Yao Xing, but it was only the shell with no machinery inside.

no: Liu Huaqing

Until recent years there was no substantial evidence of related mathematical writing that might have preceded it, with the exception of mathematical work by those such as Jing Fang ( 78 – 37 BCE ), Liu Xin ( d. 23 ), and Zhang Heng ( 78 – 139 ) and the geometry clauses of the Mozi of the 4th century BCE.

However, they soon realised that Liu Bei was no longer in Yuan Shao's territory and had already left for Runan.

He overcame Liu Bei in an extremely short period of time, leaving Yuan Shao no chance to aid Liu on second thought.

Xiang Yu initially took no action against Liu Bang's family.

Jiang Wei quickly realized that Wei was about to attack and petitioned Liu Shan to send forces to block off the key passes, but Huang Hao, believing in fortunetellers, disagreed and persuaded Liu Shan to take no actions on Jiang Wei's petition.

Liu Shan ordered that Jiang Wei's plan from 258 be carried out — but much to Liu Shan's surprise, the Wei forces took no heed of Shu border cities at all and headed directly for the key passes.

After ten months of hard work, Liu and Deng had significantly enlarged the area of central plain area occupied by the CPC, and forced the KMT armies into strategic defense, as Chiang no longer had enough troops for attack.

During his long military career, Liu often stated that “ Whether it is a black cat or a yellow cat, as long as it can catch the rat, it is a good cat ” to demonstrate that the purpose of war is to win, no matter what strategies you take.

In reality, there is no official record that Liu had made such outrageous request, or had any face-to-face conversations with Hua Guofeng either, or made any formal request to the Chinese regime to have his funeral held by Deng and his eulogy done by Deng.

no: Liu Bocheng

In Huainanzi ( c. 179-122 BC ), Chapter 6 Lanmingxun (), author Liu An tells that in remote antiquity the four poles of the Universe collapsed and the world descended into chaos ; the firmament was no longer able to cover everything and the earth was no longer able to support itself ; fires burned wild and waters flooded the land ; fierce beasts ate common people, and ferocious birds attacked the old and the weak.

As this version makes no avoidance of the taboo of mentioning the name of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, the time of copying this book should be before the death of the Han founding emperor.

According to the Chinese government, Lin Biao was made aware that Mao no longer trusted him after the 9th Central Committee, and he harbored a strong desire to seize supreme power.

no: Lin Biao

Years after, Sun Jian's two eldest sons, Sun Ce and Sun Quan, caused Liu Biao no end of trouble as they sought to avenge their father's death.

According to the Epilogue of Han ( 續漢書 ) by Sima Biao ( 司馬彪 ), when he was a teenager, Kong Rong paid a visit to an official named Li Ying, who received no one but the very eminent and his own relatives.

no: Zhu Biao

Gao approached the key figure of Lin Biao ; while Lin gave no practical support, his agreement with Gao's views probably influenced Gao to continue to seek backing.

no: Ban Biao

* Liu Biao, Chinese governor ( d. 208 )

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.

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.

Liu Bei fled to join Liu Biao in Jing Province, and many of Yuan Shao's forces were destroyed.

* Liu Biao, governor of Jing Province ( b. 142 )

On October 10, 1966, Mao's ally, General Lin Biao, publicly criticized Liu and Deng as " capitalist roaders " and threats.

In the same month, at the 12th Plenum of the 8th Party Congress, Liu Shaoqi was " forever expelled from the Party ", and Lin Biao was made the Party's Vice-Chairman, Mao's " comrade-in-arms " and " designated successor ", his status and fame in the country was second only to Mao.

* Kuai Yue, minister under Liu Biao

Liu Bocheng, Lin Biao and Peng Dehuai all criticized Mao's tactics at the October 1932 Ningdu Conference.

Liu Bocheng, Lin Biao and Peng Dehuai all criticized Mao's tactics at the August 1932 Ningdu Conference.

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.

In early 207, his forces finally won complete victory over Huang Zu, a military leader under Liu Biao, who dominated the middle Yangtze.

Soon after, Liu Biao died while Cao Cao was preparing a major campaign to subjugate both Liu Biao and Sun Quan under his control, precipitating a major confrontation.

Liu Cong therefore succeeded Liu Biao after his death, and Liu Qi was displeased and considered, but did not carry out, an attack against his brother.

Lin Biao was formally designated his successor and Liu Shaoqi expelled from the party.

Near the end of the Han Dynasty in the beginning of the 3rd century, Jingzhou was ruled by regional warlord Liu Biao.

" In July 1966 Liu was displaced as Party Deputy Chairman by Lin Biao.

In the north, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are at war, and in the south, Sun Jian and Liu Biao.

Meanwhile, an ambush had violently concluded Sun Jian's life in a war with Liu Biao, fulfilling Sun's own rash oath to heaven.