Emperor Ming of Song
Emperor Ming of Liu Song ((劉)宋明帝; 9 December 439 – 10 May 472), personal name Liu Yu (劉彧), courtesy name Xiubing (休炳), childhood name Rongqi (榮期), was an emperor of the Chinese Liu Song dynasty. He became emperor after his violent and impulsive nephew Liu Ziye was assassinated in 465, as he was regarded as more lenient and open-minded at first. However, he soon turned cruel and suspicious as well after becoming emperor, and during his reign, his nephews and brothers were nearly all slaughtered on his orders. This greatly weakened the Liu Song dynasty and contributing to its fall in 479, just seven years after his death.
| Emperor Ming of Song 宋明帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Emperor of Liu Song | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 1 January 466 – 10 May 472 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Qianfei | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Houfei | ||||||||||||||||
| Pretender | Liu Zixun (from 7 February 466 to 19 September 466) | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | Liu Rongqi (劉榮期) 9 December 439 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 May 472 (aged 32) Jiankang, Liu Song | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Gaoning Mausoleum (高寧陵) | ||||||||||||||||
| Consorts | Empress Minggong | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue | Liu Yu Liu Zhun Princess Jinling Princess Jian'an Princess Yangxian | ||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Emperor Wen | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Empress Dowager Xuan | ||||||||||||||||
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