Liu Fei

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Liu Fei ( Chinese  劉 肥  /  刘 肥 , Pinyin Liú Féi ; † 195 BC ) was a prince of the Chinese Han dynasty . He was a son of Emperor Gaozu and his concubine Cao. Due to his low birth he could not become crown prince and received instead 202 BC. The title Prince of Qi . He narrowly escaped an attack by Empress Lü Zhi , but died of natural causes that same year (195 BC). He received the posthumous title of Prince Daohui of Qi (齊 悼惠王, Qí DàoHuì Wáng ).

family

Liu Fei had three sons with his wife Si, the oldest of whom inherited his title. All three of them were involved in the overthrow of the Dowager Empress Lü Zhi .

dig

After tomb robbers blew up two of their own in the fall of 2009, the prince's tomb in Jiangsu Province was discovered as part of the following investigation . Other graves were found in the area. A silver bowl found, stylistically clearly Hellenistic, but made in China, shakes the previous assumptions of a completely autochthonous Chinese cultural development at such an early age. The final scientific assessment of the significance of the finds is still pending.

Individual evidence

  1. First exhibition of Han Kings 'tomb's cultural relics unearthed in Jiangsu, showing Liu Bang's generations' luxurious life (October 22, 2013)
  2. Nickel, Lukas; Nanyue Silver Box; Arts of Asia, Vol. ~ 42 (2013), № ~ 3, pp. ~ 98--107.