Liu Qing (prince)
Liu Qing (Chinese刘庆), formally Prince Xiao Qinghe (清河 孝王) or Kaiser Xiaode (孝德 皇; * 78, † 106), was a crown prince of the Han Dynasty. His father was Emperor Zhang, his mother, the concubine song. In the year 82 he was deposed at the instigation of the Empress Dou and demoted to Prince of Qinghe. His son Liu Hu ascended the throne in 106 as Emperor An.
Childhood
Liu Qing's mother song was in the favor of her husband, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager Ma. Since Empress Dou had no son, Liu Qing was appointed in the year 79 to the Crown Prince. The Empress was so unhappy and adopted next year the newborn prince Liu Zhao, who was a son of the concubine Jia. To make it to Liu Qing's location to the Crown Prince, she spun intrigue.
As Ms. Jia in 82 fell ill and asked for raw dodder as a drug, the Empress accused her falsely of witchcraft. Emperor Zhang was furious and banished Liu Qing from the palace. His mother and sister, he was interrogated by the eunuch Cai Lun. You were poisoned in prison. Crown Prince Qing was deposed and demoted to Prince of Qinghe. His brother Liu Zhao became the new crown prince. Nevertheless, this plot of the relationship of the brothers seems to have not harmed because they frequented still friendly with each other.
After Emperor Zhang's death in 88 Liu Zhao succeeded him as Emperor He on the throne. Liu Qing He allowed it to remain in the capital Luoyang.
Guides for the Emperor
At the beginning of Emperor Hes government the Dou clan to dominate the political scene, especially Empress Dowager Dou and her brother Dou Xian. Over time, the Emperor decided to put an end to their corruption. Encouraged by Liu Qing and the eunuch Zheng Zhong He rushed 92 in a coup the Dou clan. Liu Qing's involvement in the coup is not clear, but his deposition and his mother's death could have been motives.
After the death of Empress Dowager Dou in 97 Kaiser He learned that the concubine Jia was his biological mother. Prince Qing took advantage of this favorable moment, and asked for permission to bury his biological mother song again. The emperor upheld the request of his brother and ordered also to equip him with the necessary funds for a funeral ceremony. Prince Qing remained for the rest of the reign of his brother at the court in Luoyang and served as a counselor.
After Emperor He's death
When Emperor He died in the year 106, Liu Qing was so dismayed that he spat blood and severely diseased. Although his recovery was reached, but his health was impaired sustained from the attack. In addition, he was forced in his principality in Qinghe return ( in the middle today's Hebei ), which it certainly served further. Kaiser Hes widow, Empress Dowager Deng Sui, cared for the young successor of the Emperor, Shang. He was not a whole year old; therefore, the Empress Dowager ordered Liu Qing's wife Geng and his son Liu Hu, whose mother Zuo Xiao'e (左 小娥) was to remain in the capital and may stand by as his successor. Emperor Shang died in the same year, and the Empress Dowager appointed not his older brother, Liu Sheng (刘胜) to succeed, but Liu Hu, who ascended to the throne as Emperor. The Empress Dowager sent Ms. Geng to her husband and led by Qinghe even the government. So it seems that Liu Qing, had no control on the early reign of his son.
Liu Qing also died 106 and was buried at his own request, in addition to his mother song. After the death of the Empress Dowager Deng in 121 proclaimed emperor on his father posthumously as Emperor Xiaode.
- Man
- Chinese
- Born 78
- Died 106
- Prince (China)
- Han Dynasty