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This article contains the family trees of members of the Liu clan, who ruled the state of Shu Han (221-263) in the Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in China. They were related to the House of Liu, the imperial clan of the Han dynasty.

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Liu Bei's ancestors

Liu Bei's biography in the Sanguozhi stated that Liu Bei was a descendant of Liu Sheng (Prince of Zhongshan), who was a son of Emperor Jing. Liu Sheng's son was Liu Zhen. [1]

However, the Dianlue claimed that Liu Bei descended from the Marquis of Linyi. [2] Based on historical records in the Han Shu and the Houhanshu, there were two Marquis of Linyi lineages which could be traced to Emperor Jing's sons, hence there were another two lines from which Liu Bei could have possibly descended. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The central line in the family tree below shows the Liu Sheng lineage, while the other two show the Marquis of Linyi lineages.

Liu Qi
劉啟
(Emperor Jing
景帝)
Liu Fa
劉發
(Prince Ding of Changsha
長沙定王)
Liu Sheng
劉勝
(Prince Jing of Zhongshan
中山靖王)
Liu Shun
劉舜
(Prince Xian of Changshan
常山憲王)
Liu Mai
劉買
(Marquis Jie of Chongling
舂陵節侯)
Liu Zhen
劉貞
(Marquis of Lucheng Ting
陆城亭侯 )
Liu Ping
劉平
(Prince Qing of Zhending
真定頃王)
Liu Wai
劉外
Liu Yan
劉偃
(Prince Lie of Zhending
真定烈王)
Liu Hui
劉回
Liu You
劉由
(Prince Xiao of Zhending
真定孝王)
Liu Qin
劉欽
Liu Yong
劉雍
(Prince An of Zhending
真定安王)
Liu Yan
劉縯
(Prince Wu of Qi
齊武王)
Liu Pu
劉普
(Prince Gong of Zhending
真定共王)
Liu Xing
劉興
(Prince Jing of Beihai
北海靖王)
Liu Rang
劉讓
(Marquis of Linyi
臨邑侯)
Liu Fu
劉復
(Marquis of Linyi
臨邑侯)
Liu Taotu
劉騊駼
(Marquis of Linyi
臨邑侯)

Liu Bei

Liu Xiong
劉雄
Liu Hong
劉弘
Liu Zijing
劉子敬
Wu Yi
吳懿
Ziyuan
子遠
Empress Mu
穆皇后
Lady Mi
麋氏
Mi Zhu
麋竺
Zizhong
子仲
Mi Fang
麋芳
Zifang
子方
Lady Gan
甘氏
Liu Bei
劉備
Xuande
玄德
Lady Sun
孫氏
Sun Quan
孫權
Zhongmou
仲謀
Liu Shan
劉禪
Gongsi
公嗣
Liu Yong
劉永
Gongshou
公壽
Daughter
(name unknown)
Daughter
(name unknown)
Liu Feng 1
劉封
Liu Li
劉理
Fengxiao
奉孝
Liu Yong's son
(name unknown)
Liu Yin
劉胤
Liu Ji
劉輯
Liu Xuan
劉玄
Liu Cheng
劉承

Liu Bei's father was Liu Hong. Liu Hong's father was Liu Xiong. [8] Liu Bei's uncle was Liu Zijing. [9]

Liu Bei had four wives: Lady Gan, Lady Mi, Lady Sun and Empress Mu. Lady Mi was the younger sister of Mi Zhu and Mi Fang; [10] Lady Sun was Sun Quan's younger sister (see Eastern Wu family trees for details); [11] Empress Mu, née Wu, was Wu Yi's younger sister. [12]

Lady Gan bore Liu Shan. [13] [14] Liu Yong and Liu Li were also Liu Bei's sons and were Liu Shan's younger half-brothers. Liu Yong and Liu Li were born to different mothers. [15] [16] Liu Bei had two daughters, who were captured by Cao Chun during the Battle of Changban. [17] Liu Feng was Liu Bei's adopted son. [18]

Liu Li had two sons: Liu Yin and Liu Ji. Liu Yin's son was Liu Cheng. [19] Liu Yong's grandson was Liu Xuan. [20]

1Liu Feng was Liu Bei's adopted son.

Liu Shan

Zhang Fei
張飛
Yide
益德
Lady Li
李昭儀
Liu Shan
劉禪
Gongsi
公嗣
Lady Wang
王貴人
Empress Jing'ai
敬哀皇后
Empress Zhang
張皇后
Liu Xuan
劉璿
Wenheng
文衡
Liu Yao
劉瑤
Liu Cong
劉琮
Liu Zan
劉瓚
Liu Qian1
劉虔
Liu Xun
劉恂
Liu Chen
劉諶

Liu Shan had four wives: Empress Jing'ai, Empress Zhang, Lady Li [21] and Lady Wang. Empress Jing'ai, née Zhang, was Empress Zhang's elder sister. Both of them were Zhang Fei's daughters. [22] [23]

Lady Wang bore Liu Xuan. [24] Liu Shan had another six sons: Liu Yao, Liu Cong, Liu Zan, Liu Chen, Liu Xun and Liu Qian. [20] [25] The identities of their mothers were not known.

1Liu Qian's name was recorded as "Liu Qu" (劉璩) in the Shu Shipu.

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