Qin and Han · Han prince and father of Emperor Ai

Prince Gong of Dingtao 定陶恭王

Dingtao Gong Wang

Died BC 23

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Prince Gong of Dingtao was a Han prince and father of Emperor Ai.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Liu Kang	劉康	Liu Kang

Life and dates

Death

BC 23 historical identification
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 201

Attested activity

BC 23 定陶王
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 201

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Lady Ding (丁姬)
consort of the king 王丁後 · Secondary marriage · Ended
Directly stated · Book of Han 70, passage 201
Parent of Emperor Ai of Han (漢哀帝)
father 帝母
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 201

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 70Volume 60: Du Zhou · 2 passages

業又言宜為恭王立廟京師，以章孝道。 Du Ye also memorialized that a shrine to Prince Gong should be erected in the capital to give public honor to filial devotion.

時，高昌侯董宏亦言宜尊帝母定陶王丁後為帝太后。 About the same time Dong Hong, marquis of Gaochang, argued that Emperor Ai's birth mother, Lady Ding, consort of the king of Dingtao, should receive the title empress dowager.