- Liu Chen
Chinese
t=劉諶
s=刘谌Liu Chen, (d. 263) Prince of Beidi was the fifth son of
Liu Shan , the second ruler ofShu Han during theThree Kingdoms period of China. Liu Chen opposed the plans ofQiao Zhou to surrender to the opposing force underDeng Ai of Wei. Liu Chen attempted to convince his father to fight for the honor of Shu, soLiu Bei (the founder of Shu) could look upon him as a redeemed ruler of Shu. However, Liu Shan threw Liu Chen out of the court for this. He then went to Liu Bei's ancestral temple and killed his wife and children before committing suicide.His story is reenacted in a play of the
Yue opera .References
*cite book
last = Low
first = C.C.
authorlink = C.C. Low
title = A General History of China, vol. 4
publisher = Canfonian PTE Ltd.
date = 1994
location = Singapore, Singapore
pages = 508
isbn = 981-00-6288-5ee also
*
Three Kingdoms
*Personages of the Three Kingdoms
*"Records of Three Kingdoms "
*"Romance of the Three Kingdoms "
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