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Liu Xingju was a Royal Family Member.
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Book of Han, Chapter 47Volume 38: The Five Sons of Emperor Gao · 11 passages
益封朱虛侯、東牟侯各二千戶，黃金千斤。
The Marquis of Zhuxu and the Marquis of Dongmou each received an additional two thousand households and a thousand jin of gold.
城陽景王章，孝文二年以朱虛侯與東牟侯興居俱立，二年薨。
Liu Zhang, Prince Jing of Chengyang, was enfeoffed in the second year of Emperor Wen together with his brother Xingju, Marquis of Dongmou; he died two years later.
濟北王興居初以東牟侯與大臣共立文帝於代邸，曰：「誅呂氏，臣無功，請與太僕滕公俱入清宮。」
Liu Xingju of Jibei had been Marquis of Dongmou when he helped the ministers enthrone Emperor Wen at the princely residence in Dai. "We slew the Lü," he said then, "yet I had no share in the glory. Let me join Grand Coachman Xiahou Ying in clearing the palace."
始誅諸呂時，朱虛侯章功尤大，大臣許盡以趙地王章，盡以梁地王興居。
When the Lü clan was first being destroyed, Liu Zhang, Marquis of Zhuxu, had done the greatest service; the great ministers agreed to make Zhang king of Zhao and Xingju king of Liang.
及文帝立，聞朱虛、東牟之初欲立齊王，故黜其功。
When Emperor Wen took the throne, he learned that the Marquis of Zhuxu and the Marquis of Dongmou had at first wished to make the king of Qi emperor, and therefore diminished their rewards.
二年，王諸子，乃割齊二郡以王章、興居。
In the second year, when imperial sons were invested as kings, two commanderies were carved from Qi to enfeoff Zhang and Xingju.
章、興居意自以失職奪功。
Zhang and Xingju both felt they had been stripped of deserved rank and robbed of their merit.
興居以為天子自擊胡，遂發兵反。
Xingju assumed the emperor had left the capital to fight the barbarians in person and therefore raised troops in rebellion.
上聞之，罷兵歸長安，使棘蒲侯柴將軍擊破，虜濟北王。
When the emperor heard of it, he recalled his forces to Chang'an and sent General Chai, Marquis of Jipo, to defeat him and capture the king of Jibei.
文帝憫濟北王逆亂以自滅，明年，盡封悼惠王諸子罷軍等七人為列侯。
Pitying the king of Jibei for destroying himself through rebellion, the next year Emperor Wen enfeoffed seven sons of Prince Daohui, including Liu Bagun, as ranked marquises.
齊孝王將閭以楊虛侯立，濟北王志以安都侯立，菑川王賢以武成侯立，膠東王雄渠以白石侯立，膠西王卬以平昌侯立，濟南王辟光以扐侯立。
Liu Jianglü became Prince Xiao of Qi from the Marquisate of Yangxu; Liu Zhi, king of Jibei, from Andu; Liu Xian of Zichuan from Wucheng; Liu Xiongqu of Jiaodong from Baishi; Liu Ang of Jiaoxi from Pingchang; and Liu Piguang of Jinan from Zhi.