Liu Man (劉曼) (220-224) was a Chinese Imperial princess of the Han dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. She was the daughter of the last emperor of Han, Emperor Xian and Empress Cao Jie. She was given the title of Princess of Changle Commandary() by Emperor Cao Pi of the state of Cao Wei.

Biography

There are no historical records about Liu Man's birth and death. She was an imperial princess of the House of Liu, being the daughter of the 14th, and last, emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xian. Liu Man's mother was Cao Jie, daughter of Cao Cao, the imperial counsellor and King of Wei. In March 220,

Cao Cao Cao Cao () (; 155 – 15 March 220), courtesy name Mengde (), was a Chinese statesman, warlord and poet. He was the penultimate Grand chancellor (China), grand chancellor of the Eastern Han dynasty, and he amassed immense power in the End of ...

died and his son Cao Pi succeeded him. In late 220, Cao Pi initiated a coup d'état against Emperor Xian. Empress Cao Jie was Cao Pi's half-sister. She tried on her own to defend the imperial seal and the legitimate government of Han, but after many attempts she was forced to surrender when soldiers under Cao Pi's command invaded the Imperial palace, leading to the eventual end of the Han dynasty. After the incident, Cao Pi established the state of Cao Wei and became emperor. He demoted Emperor Xian to the Duke of Shanyang and Empress Cao Jie to the Duchess of Shanyang, and canonized Liu Man with the title of Princess of Changle Commandary on 20 January 224.''bing'yin'' day of the 12th month of the 4th year of the ''Huang'chu'' era, per a ''Wei Shu'' annotation in Cao Pi's biography in ''Sanguozhi''.

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* Chen, Shou (3rd century). ''

Records of the Three Kingdoms The ''Records or History of the Three Kingdoms'', also known by its Chinese name as the Sanguo Zhi, is a Chinese historical text which covers the history of the late Eastern Han dynasty (c. 184–220 AD) and the Three Kingdoms period (220– ...

'' (''Sanguozhi''). {{People of Cao Wei 2nd-century Chinese women 2nd-century Chinese people 3rd-century Chinese women 3rd-century Chinese people Family of Cao Cao People of Cao Wei Han dynasty imperial princesses