Liu Chan (劉禪 Pinyin Líu Chán, Wade-Giles Liu Ch'an) (207 - 271) was the second and the last emperor of the Kingdom of Shu during the period of Three Kingdoms in China, who reigned between 223 and 263. He was the son of Liu Bei and was also known as A Dou when he was a child. Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Events Births Liu Chan, last emperor of the Kingdom of Shu Deaths Categories: 207 ... Events Goths forced to withdraw across the Danube Roman Emperor Aurelian withdraws troops to the Danube frontier, abandoning Dacia. ... The Kingdom of Shu (蜀 shǔ) (221 – 263) was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty. ... The Three Kingdoms period (Traditional Chinese characters: 三國, Simplified Chinese characters: 三国, pinyin Sānguó) is a period in the History of China. ... Events Births Deaths Liu Bei, Chinese warlord and founder of the Kingdom of Shu Han. ... Events The Kingdom of Wei conquered the kingdom of Shu Han, one of the Chinese Three Kingdoms. ... Liu Bei was the founder of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period of China. ...

Liu Chan did not really care for governance and left the kingdom in the hands of his ministers (mainly a eunuch named Huang Hao). After the Kingdom of Wei had conquered the Kingdom of Shu, he was captured and brought to Luoyang (the capital of Wei), and was given the titular position Duke of Comfort (安樂公 Anle Gong). Liu Chan was rescued by Zhao Yun at the Battle of Changban as an infant. The Kingdom of Wei (ch. ... Luoyang (Simplified Chinese: 洛阳; Traditional Chinese: 洛陽; pinyin: ) is a city in Henan province, China. ... Japanese silk painting of Zhao Yun, from Edo period. ... The Battle of Changban 長板之伇 (208) was an event occurred in Changban during the Three Kingdoms period in China. ...

One day, the emperor of Wei invited Liu Chan and his followers to a party. During the party, entertainers performed a traditional Shu dance. All of the former Shu officials present were saddened, but Liu commented:

I enjoy the life here that I do not think about Shu anymore! (樂不思蜀)

This phrase becomes an idiom in Chinese, meaning "too joyful to think about home", and it is actually better known than Liu Chan himself. ...

Some traditional historicans accused Liu Chan for his lack of sincerity in ruling his kingdom, but others praised him as a wise man who saved himself from being (unnecessarily) killed after Shu was conquered. These supporters also argued that Liu had already tried his best, but the fact was that the Shu was just too weak when compared to the Wei. The Kingdom of Shu (蜀 shǔ) (221 – 263) was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty. ... The Kingdom of Wei (ch. ...