Huaiyang (淮陽國), was a kingdom/principality that existed intermittently during the

Han dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by th ...

. Its territories was located in modern eastern

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is a ...

and northwestern

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. Huaiyang initially covered the later Chen, Yingchuan and Runan commanderies and a total of more than 60 counties. In 196 BC

Liu You Liu You (, died 21 February 181 BC''dingchou'' day of the ''zheng'' month of the 7th year of Empress Lü's regency (after Emperor Hui's death), per vol.13 of ''Zizhi Tongjian'') was the sixth son of Emperor Gaozu of Han. He was made Prince of Huaiya ...

(劉友), a son of the Emperor Gaozu and the first Prince of Huaiyang, was granted the territory, but was moved to Zhao two years later. Liu Qiang (劉彊), a son of the Emperor Hui, took over Huaiyang. After Qiang's death, the fief passed to his brother Wu (武), who was killed in the Lü Clan Disturbance in 180 BC. At this time, Huaiyang was already reduced to the equivalent of one commandery. Both the Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing appointed one of their sons to Huaiyang, however, in both cases, the prince was eventually relocated to another principality, and Huaiyang became administered by the central government as the Huaiyang Commandery. In 63 BC, Emperor Xuan granted the title Prince of Huaiyang to his son Liu Qin (劉欽), whose descendants held the title until the

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was founded. During

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's reign, the title "Prince of Huaiyang" was briefly bestowed to Liu Xuan, commonly known as the

Gengshi Emperor The Gengshi Emperor (; died AD 25), born Liu Xuan (), was an emperor of the Han dynasty restored after the fall of Wang Mang's Xin dynasty brought on by the Lülin. He was also known by his courtesy name Shenggong () and as the King or Prince of H ...

, a former pretender to the Han throne during the post-

interregnum. However, Xuan had been killed by the

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before he had a chance to move to his fief. The kingdom/principality was reinstated for a final time in 79 AD, when Liu Bing (劉昞), a son of the Emperor Ming, was granted the fief. Bing died without designating an heir, and the kingdom was dissolved. In 2 AD, Huaiyang consisted of 9 counties: Chen (陳), Ku (苦), Yangjia (陽夏), Ningping (寧平), Fugou (扶溝), Gushi (固始), Yu (圉), Xinping (新平) and Zhe (柘). The population was 981,423, in 135,544 households.''

Book of Han The ''Book of Han'' or ''History of the Former Han'' (Qián Hàn Shū,《前汉书》) is a history of China finished in 111AD, covering the Western, or Former Han dynasty from the first emperor in 206 BCE to the fall of Wang Mang in 23 CE. ...

'', Chapter 28.

List of rulers

(友), Prince You of Zhao (趙幽王), 196–194 BC; * Liu Qiang (彊), 187–183 BC; * Liu Wu (武), 183–180 BC; * Liu Wu (武), Prince Xiao of Liang (梁孝王), 176–168 BC; * Liu Yu (餘), Prince Gong of Lu (魯共王), 155–153 BC; * Liu Qin (欽), Prince Xian (憲) of Huaiyang, 63–27 BC; * Liu Xuan (玄), Prince Wen (文) of Huaiyang, 27–1 BC; * Liu Yan (縯), 1 BC – 9 AD. * Liu Bing (昞), 79–88 AD.

References

{{reflist Kingdoms of the Han dynasty