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character is thus summed up by the historian of the period: — *'He was a great man, bold and liberal. Gifted with deep penetration and always considerate to men of parts, he possessed all the qaalifications essential to the fonnder of an empire/' Canonised as

Liu Fiao ^ ^ (T. ^ ^). Died A.D. 218. A distant kinsman of the Imperial House of Han, who in A.D. 190 received the appointment of Groyernor of Ching-chou in modern Hupeh. When Li Ts^ui held Ch'ang-an, Liu Piao sent an envoy to him with tribute, and was ennobled in consequence as Marquis, besides being named General for the South and also confirmed in his existing post. After his death from an abscess in the back, his younger son Liu ^ Tsung, in whose favour the elder son Liu ^ Ch4 had been set aside by a family intrigue, openly acknowledged all^iance to Ts^ao Ts'ao.

Liu Pin ^ ^ or Liu Hung-tu ^J^.IAei A.D. 943. Son of Liu Yen, whom he succeeded as second ruler of the Southern Han State. He was a worthless fellow, and was hardly on the throne before hQ was assassinated by his brother. Canonised as

Liu Ping ^ j^. A.D. 144—146. Son of Liu Pao, whom he succeeded in 145 as eighth Emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty. Canonised as:^ */1^ ^ ^.

Liu Ping ^ ^ (T. ^ i^ ). 5th cent. A.D. One of the numerous pupils of Euo YU, One day the latter threw down s^^ mat and said, *'I wa^t to get a smart son-in-law. Whoever first^*^ sits on this mat, shall have my daughter." In a moment Liu was^ on the mat, and subsequently married the young lady.

Liu Ping-ohung ^ ^ J^ (T. # B|). Died A.D. 1274. A -

trusted counsellor of Eublai Khan. In youth he served as a derk to support his poor parents, but after a while retired to the ji^