Liu Guang
| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 刘广 |
| Courtesy name | Bohua (伯华) |
| FAMILY | |
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Biography & Historical Record
Liu Guang, courtesy name Bohua, was an Eastern Han imperial clan member and administrator from Zhuo Commandery; the father of Liu Shi and a direct ancestral descendant of Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan. Hailing from a distinguished branch of the imperial House of Liu, Liu Guang was renowned across Youzhou for his steadfast adherence to classical rites, personal probity, and benevolent governance.
During the middle Eastern Han dynasty, Liu Guang served in commandery administrative bureaus, overseeing grain storage and civil registrations. His branch of the Liu family preserved the ancestral genealogical registers that linked the Zhuo clan back through the Prince of Zhongshan to Emperor Jing of Han, providing the foundational legal and dynastic legitimacy that his descendants proudly carried into the Three Kingdoms era.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
In the imperial genealogies detailed in Chapter 20 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Guang forms an essential ancestral link connecting Emperor Xian and Liu Bei to the founding Western Han emperors.
“From Zhongshan’s royal halls down through generations of upright sons, the lineage of Bohua kept the flame of the Han altar burning in the northern marches.”
Liu Guang — Historical Timeline
Key Relationships
Family
- Son Liu Shi (刘石, Lưu Thạch): Son; scholar-gentry elder who transmitted the imperial ancestral heritage to Liu Xiong.
- Grandson Liu Xiong (刘雄, Lưu Hùng): Grandson; respected Eastern Han magistrate of Fan County and grandfather of Liu Bei.
- Descendant Liu Bei (刘备, Lưu Bị): Great-great-grandson; founding Emperor Zhaolie of Shu Han.
- Ancestor Liu Sheng (刘胜, Lưu Thắng): Ancestor; Prince Jing of Zhongshan, son of Emperor Jing of Han.
Friends
- Youzhou Han Gentry: Respected circle of regional scholar-administrators in Zhuo and Ji Commanderies.
Enemies
- Frontier Wuhuan Invaders: Nomadic raiders whose incursions disrupted agricultural settlements in Youzhou.
Other
- Emperor Jing of Han (汉景帝, Hán Cảnh Đế): Sovereign ancestor from whose royal court the Zhongshan lineage originated.
In Novel
Chapter 20 (Imperial Ancestry & The Girdle Decree)
- Liu Guang (刘广, Lưu Quảng): Recorded in the imperial Han genealogical registers examined by Emperor Xian, validating Liu Bei's exalted status as 'Imperial Uncle' (Liu Huangshu).
Chapter 21 (Heroes of the Realm)
- Liu Guang (刘广, Lưu Quảng): Symbolizes the unbroken continuity of the imperial House of Liu in Youzhou across two centuries of peace and conflict.
In History
Summary
- Liu Guang (刘广, Lưu Quảng) (c. 80s–c. 155 AD), courtesy name Bohua (伯华, Bá Hoa), was an Eastern Han imperial clansman from Zhuo County; father of Liu Shi (刘石, Lưu Thạch).
Year: 115 AD
- Served in local administration in Zhuo Commandery, maintaining imperial clan registers and ancestral sacrificial halls.
Year: 140 AD
- Consolidated the family landholdings in Louxiang, establishing the ancestral roots of Liu Bei's branch.
Historical Record
- Book of Later Han (后汉书) & Sanguozhi (三国志): Imperial genealogical notices documenting the lineage descent from Liu Sheng.
- Dianlüe (典略): Mentions the generational integrity of the Zhuo Commandery Liu family.
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