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of ^*i|b Hai Tif and soon afterwards died. He was a prolific writer of temple inscriptions, epitaphs on priests, etc. etc. Liu Hsin ^ /l^. B.C. 23 ~ A,D. 1. Grandson, by a concnbine, 1303 of Lin Shih. He succeeded in B.C. 6 as eleventh sovereign of the Han dynasty. He was a studious youth, and free from the vices of his predecessor; but he was struck down by paralysis, and died in the flower of his youth. Canonised as :^ ^ ^ ^. Liu Hsin ^9} tfe (T. ^ ^Y 1st cent. B.C. and A.D. Son of 1304 Liu Hsiang, and a precocious boy who early distinguished himself by wide reading in all branches of literature, including magic and the black art. He worked with his father upon the restoration of the classical texts, especially the Canon of Changes^ and soon after the latter*s death he was recommended by Wang Mang to the Emperor Ai Ti, and received a high official post. He was anxious to establish the position of certain works, such as the commentary of Tso-ch'iu Ming, in reference to the Confucian Canon; and this led to a proposition by the Emperor that the question should be argued out with the leading scholars at the capital. The scholars refused to meet Liu Hsin in this way; he retaliated by attacking them, and bad blood was the result, so that Liu Hsin was forced to apply for a provincial post. Wang Mang however protected him, and after the Emperor's death the Empress gave him a good appointment. Later on, when Wang Mang seized the throne, he received the post of State Counsellor. In B.C. 6 he changed his personal name to ^ Hsiu and his style

Liu Hsiu ^J ^ (T. ^ ;K ). B.C. 4 - A.D. 57. A native of 130B Lo-yang, and a descendant of the first Emperor of the Western Han dytiasty in the ninth degree. He was named Hsiu because at the time of his birth a stalk of corn with nine ears on it appeared in the district. Left an orphan at nine years of age, he was brought