Dynasties of ChinaWestern HanWestern Han lineage
Reign 74 BCE
He was made emperor by Huo Guang. He was deposed on the 27th day of his reign and was later granted the title of Marquis of Haihun. The excavation of his tomb caused a sensation in recent years.
Liu He is the grandson of Emperor Wu and the son of King Ai Liu Bo of Changyi. He was named Prince of Changyi at a young age. Emperor Zhao died childless in 74 BC, and Huo Guang welcomed him as emperor in the name of Shangguan Queen. According to the "Book of Han", within twenty-seven days after he ascended the throne, he sent envoys to recruit people everywhere, and committed 1,127 violations of etiquette and law. Huo Guang and his officials petitioned the Queen Mother of Shangguan to depose him. More than 200 old officials from Changyi who followed him to the capital were killed. He was sent back to his hometown in Changyi. In 63 BC, Emperor Xuan granted him the title of Marquis of Haihun and moved to Yuzhang County. He died in 59 BC. It is said that the fundamental reason for his deposing was the power struggle with Huo Guang.
PoliticsHe was deposed on the twenty-seventh day after he ascended the throne.
In June, he entered Chang'an and ascended the throne, bringing a large number of old officials from Changyi and appointing them. Huo Guang and his ministers petitioned the Empress Dowager to depose Shangguan on the grounds that he was "licentious and deluded, and had lost the courtesy of the emperor." The ministers in Changyi were executed for failing to fulfill their duty of guidance. According to records, one person shouted before execution, "If you continue to stop, you will suffer chaos."
PoliticsFeng Haihunhou
Emperor Xuan was still wary of him, so he sent Zhang Chang, the prefect of Shanyang, to observe him secretly. After confirming that he was no longer a threat, he granted him the title of Marquis of Haihun, with a settlement of 4,000 households, and moved him to Haihun County, Yuzhang County, but he was not allowed to participate in the ancestral temple appointment ceremony.
SocietyDied at sea
After Liu He died in Fengguo, the imperial court abolished Haihunhou for a time, and Emperor Yuan restored his son to the title of Haihunhou. His tomb was well preserved and rediscovered after more than two thousand years.
Lasting legacyThe tomb of Haihunhou of Western Han in Nanchang was excavated in 2011. Gold vessels, about ten tons of five-baht coins, and a large number of bamboo slips were unearthed. The owner of the tomb was confirmed with the "Liu He" seal, and a heritage park is now built.
A native of Pingyang, Nanping, Shanyang, when he was the doctor of the state of Changyi, he repeatedly advised Liu He outright, and Liu He was spared from death after he was deposed. Emperor Xuan was the governor of Bohai at that time. He persuaded the people to sell their swords and buy calves, which quelled the local hungry people's riots.