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Liu Zhang was a king of Chengyang.
IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only
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King of Chengyang 城陽王
BC 178 齊文王元年 · Enfeoffed
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- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Subject of
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 52House of Prince Daohui of Qi · 3 passages
孝文帝元年，盡以高后時所割齊之城陽、瑯邪、濟南郡復與齊，而徙瑯邪王王燕，益封朱虛侯、東牟侯各二千戶。
In the first year of Emperor Wen's reign, the commanderies of Chengyang, Langye, and Jinan that had been carved from Qi during the Empress Dowager's time were all restored to Qi. The King of Langye was transferred to rule over Yan, and the Marquis of Zhuxu and the Marquis of Dongmou each received an additional two thousand households.
齊文王元年，漢以齊之城陽郡立朱虛侯為城陽王，以齊濟北郡立東牟侯為濟北王。
In the first year of King Wen of Qi, the Han court took Qi's Chengyang Commandery and established the Marquis of Zhuxu as King of Chengyang, and took Qi's Jibei Commandery to establish the Marquis of Dongmou as King of Jibei.
故齊別郡盡以王悼惠王子：子志為濟北王，子辟光為濟南王，子賢為菑川王，子卬為膠西王，子雄渠為膠東王，與城陽、齊凡七王。
All the former commanderies that had been separated from Qi were used to establish sons of King Daohui as kings: Zhi as King of Jibei, Pi Guang as King of Jinan, Xian as King of Zichuan, Ang as King of Jiaoxi, and Xiong Qu as King of Jiaodong. Together with the King of Chengyang and the King of Qi, they numbered seven kings in all.