Qin and Han · Elder Brother of Liu Bang

Liu Bo 劉伯

Attested BC 181

Passages
3
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Liu Bo as an aristocrat, named individual, and royal family member. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Liu Bo 劉伯 Liu Bo
Personal name Bo Bo
Title King Wu'ai 武哀王
Posthumous name Lord Wu'ai 武哀侯 Wu'ai Hou
Title Marquis Wu'ai 武哀侯

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • Named Individual
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 七年…武哀侯 · Western Year: BC 181
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0101

Family

  • Sibling of Emperor Gaozu (高祖)
    Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Shared Parentage: full

Career and standing

Events and relationships

Source notes

  • From: Marquis Wu'ai / 武哀侯 · To: King Wu'ai / 武哀王 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 七年夏五月 · Western Year: BC 181
    Explicit · hanshu:004:s0103

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 2Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 2 · 1 passage
Book of Han, Chapter 4Volume 3: Annals of Empress Lü Zhi · 2 passages