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Liu Zhang was a king of Chengyang.
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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 · 6 passages
孝文帝二年，以齊之濟北郡立興居為濟北王，與城陽王俱立。
In the second year of Emperor Wen's reign, Qi's Jibei Commandery was used to establish Xingju as King of Jibei, at the same time as the King of Chengyang was installed.
始大臣誅呂氏時，朱虛侯功尤大，許盡以趙地王朱虛侯，盡以梁地王東牟侯。
When the ministers first destroyed the Lü clan, the Marquis of Zhuxu's contribution had been the greatest. He was promised all of Zhao as his kingdom, while the Marquis of Dongmou was promised all of Liang.
及孝文帝立，聞朱虛、東牟之初欲立齊王，故絀其功。
But when Emperor Wen came to the throne, he learned that Zhuxu and Dongmou had initially wanted to make the King of Qi emperor, and so he downgraded their achievements.
及二年，王諸子，乃割齊二郡以王章、興居。
In the second year, when the emperor enfeoffed the princes, he carved out only two commanderies from Qi to grant kingdoms to Zhang and Xingju.
章、興居自以失職奪功。
Zhang and Xingju felt they had been cheated of the positions and rewards they deserved.
章死，而興居聞匈奴大入漢，漢多發兵，使丞相灌嬰擊之，文帝親幸太原，以為天子自擊胡，遂發兵反於濟北。
Zhang died, but Xingju heard that the Xiongnu had launched a massive invasion and that Han had mobilized a great army, dispatching Chancellor Guan Ying to repel them while Emperor Wen himself traveled to Taiyuan. Judging that the Son of Heaven was personally occupied with the Hu campaign, Xingju raised his troops and revolted in Jibei.