15 Facts About Liu Song

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Song, known as Liu Song, Former Song or Southern Song in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the first of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period.

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2.

Liu Song was a time when there was much internal turmoil.

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3.

Liu Song joined the army at a young age, quickly distinguished himself in the army and was quickly promoted to the command of an army, the Beifu corps.

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4.

Liu Song Yu was instrumental in fighting the rebel Huan Xuan.

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5.

Liu Song started off his career by campaigning against Southern Yan, which bordered Jin to the north and had adopted a policy of aggression and kidnapping citizens from the Jin.

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6.

Liu Song Mengzhi died and in order to secure his power, Liu Song Yu left for Jiankang, abandoning the management of the North to his general Wang Zhen'e.

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7.

The Book of Song does not mention whether the Liu family had any blood relationship to the ancient state's ruling House of Zi, or by extension to the Shang dynasty.

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8.

Liu Song died in 422 CE, and was succeeded by the incompetent Shaodi, who was quickly removed.

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9.

Under Emperor Wen, the Liu Song economy prospered during the rule of Yuanjia, a period noted for its prosperity in the 400 years of conflict between the Han and Tang dynasties.

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10.

Under the able general Dao Yanzhi Liu Song recovered the four cities of Luoyang, Hulao, Huatai and Qiao'ao south of the Yellow River.

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11.

Liu Song wrongfully executed the general Tan Daoji, who had hitherto commanded the Song armies, and took charge himself.

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12.

Liu Song continued the incestuous streak of his father, adopting several of his aunts and cousins as concubines.

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13.

Liu Song put to death a lady-in-waiting who bore a resemblance to a woman who cursed him in a dream.

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14.

The court of Emperor Wen was especially active in literary circles, with Liu Song supporting the compilation of a large collection of short prose anecdotes, A New Account of the Tales of the World .

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15.

Liu Song was noted for calculating pi to seven decimal places and as the author of a variety of other astronomical theories.

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