Emperor Wu of (Liu) Song ((劉)宋武帝) (363-422), personal name Liu Yu (劉裕), courtesy name Dexing (德興), nickname Jinu (寄奴), was the founding emperor of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song. He came from a humble background, but became prominent after leading a rebellion in 404 to overthrow Huan Xuan, who had usurped the Jin throne in 403. After that point, using a mixture of political and military skills, Liu Yu gradually concentrated power in his own hands while expanding Jin's territory. In 420, he forced Emperor Gong of Jin to yield the throne to him, thus ending Jin and establishing Song. He ruled only briefly, for two years, before dying and passing the throne to his son, Emperor Shao of Liu Song. Personal names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western culture. ... Liu is a Chinese family name. ... Personal names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western culture. ... Temple names (Traditional Chinese: 廟號 Simplified Chinese: 庙号 Pinyin: miào hào;), are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Vietnamese (such dynasties as Tran,Anterior Lê and Nguyen Dynasty) and most Korean rulers of the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties. ... A posthumous name (Traditional Chinese: 諡號/謚號 Simplified Chinese: 谥号; Pinyin: shì hào; Romaji: shigō/tsuigō; Revised Romanization of Korean: siho) is a honorary name given to royalty in some cultures posthumously, that is, after the persons death. ... Events Perisapora is destroyed by Emperor Julian. ... Events September 10 - Celestine succeeds Boniface as Pope Births Deaths September 4 - Pope Boniface I Liu Yu (Song Wu Di), ruler of the Chinese Song Dynasty Faxian, Chinese Buddhist monk (approximate date) Categories: 422 ... Cha can also refer to a Latin American dance, also called the Cha-cha-cha. ... 　 The Song Dynasty (宋朝, previous spelling Sung) (420-479) was first of the four Southern Dynasties in China, followed by the Qi Dynasty. ... For the HTTP error code, see 404 error. ... Huan Xuan (桓玄) (369-404), courtesy name Jingdao (敬道), nickname Lingbao (靈寶), formally Emperor Wudao of Chu, was a Jin Dynasty (265-420) warlord who briefly took over the imperial throne from Emperor An of Jin and declared his own state of Chu in 403, but was defeated by an uprising led by... The Jin Dynasty (晉 pinyin: jìn, 265-420), one of the Six Dynasties, followed the Three Kingdoms and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. ... Events Alaric the Visigoth leaves Italy after his first unsuccessful invasion. ... For other uses, see 420 (disambiguation). ... Emperor Gong of Jin China (晋恭帝, 晉恭帝, Pinyin Jìn Gōngdì, Wade-Giles Chin Kung-ti) was last emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (265-420) in China. ...

Era name

• Yongchu (永初 yǒng chū) 420-422

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Personal information

• Father
  • Liu Qiao (劉翹), police officer for Dong'an Commandery, posthumously honored as Emperor Xiaomu
• Mother
  • Lady Zhao Anzong (趙安宗), Liu Qiao's first wife (d. 363, immediately after giving birth to Liu Yu), posthumously honored as Empress Xiaomu
• Stepmother
  • Empress Dowager Xiao Wenshou, mother of Princess Xingdi
• Wife
  • Duchess Zang Aiqin (臧愛親) (361-408), mother of Princess Xingdi, posthumously honored as Empress Wujing
• Major Concubines
  • Consort Zhang, mother of Crown Prince Yifu and Princess Huiyuan
  • Consort Sun, mother of Prince Yizhen
  • Consort Hu (executed by Liu Yu 409), mother of Prince Yilong, posthumously honored as Empress Dowager Zhang
  • Consort Wang, mother of Prince Yikang
  • Consort Yuan, mother of Prince Yigong
  • Consort Sun, mother of Prince Yixuan
  • Consort Lü, mother of Prince Yiji
• Children
  • Liu Yifu (劉義符), the Crown Prince (created 420), later Emperor Shao of Liu Song
  • Liu Yizhen (劉義真) (b. 407), Prince Xiaoxian of Luling (created 420, assassinated 424)
  • Liu Yilong (劉義隆), the Prince of Yidu (created 420), later Emperor Wen of Liu Song
  • Liu Yikang (劉義康) (b. 409), the Prince of Pengcheng (created 420, demoted to commoner 445, executed 451)
  • LIu Yigong (劉義恭) (b. 413), Prince Wenxian of Jiangxia (created 424, killed by Emperor Qianfei of Liu Song 465)
  • Liu Yixuan (劉義宣) (b. 416, initially the Prince of Jingling (created 424, later the Prince of Nanqiao (created 432), later the Prince of Nan Commandery (created 454, executed 455)
  • Liu Yiji (劉義季) (b. 416), Prince Wen of Hengyang (created 424, d. 447)
  • Liu Xingdi (劉興弟), the Princess Kuaiji (d. 444)
  • Liu Huiyuan (劉惠媛), the Princess Yixing
  • Liu Xinnan (劉欣男), the Princess Yuzhang (d. 464)
  • Liu Rongnan (劉榮男), the Princess Wuxing
  • Princess Shi'an
  • Princess Wujun
  • Princess Xin'an
  • Princess Xuancheng