Qin and Han · Marquis of Dongmou

Liu Xingju 劉興居

Attested BC 182 - BC 180

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Xingju was a Marquis of Dongmou.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 182 to BC 180 後四年…為內應
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passages 15, 39

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Liu Fei (劉肥)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passage 15
Sibling of Liu Xiang (劉襄)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passages 14-15
Sibling of Liu Zhang (劉章)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passage 15

Career and standing

palace guard 宿衛
Held · At Chang'an 長安
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passage 15
Marquis of Dongmou 東牟侯
BC 182 後四年 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passage 15

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Subject of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passage 15
At Chang'an 長安 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passage 15

Events and relationships

To serve as internal ally against the Lü
BC 180 高后崩 · Political · Conspirator · With Liu Zhang (劉章)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passage 39

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 52House of Prince Daohui of Qi · 2 passages

後四年，封章弟興居為東牟侯，皆宿衛長安中。 Four years later, Zhang's younger brother Xingju was enfeoffed as Marquis of Dongmou, and both brothers served in the palace guard at Chang'an.

朱虛侯章以呂祿女為婦，知其謀，乃使人陰出告其兄齊王，欲令發兵西，朱虛侯、東牟侯為內應，以誅諸呂，因立齊王為帝。 The Marquis of Zhuxu, Zhang, had married Lü Lu's daughter and thus learned of their plot. He secretly dispatched a messenger to inform his elder brother, the King of Qi, urging him to march his army westward. The Marquis of Zhuxu and the Marquis of Dongmou would serve as agents inside the capital, and together they would destroy the Lü clan and place the King of Qi on the imperial throne.