Chengyang Kingdom


Chengyang Kingdom was a kingdom of China's Han and Jin dynasties, located in present-day southeastern Shandong.
Chengyang was originally a commandery in the Qi Kingdom of early Han dynasty. The territory was granted to Princess Yuan of Lu as her fief in 193 BC, but was returned to Qi in 179 BC. In 178 BC, Liu Zhang, a son of King Daohui of Qi, became the first King of Chengyang. The capital was Ju. Throughout the Western Han dynasty, a total of 53 marquessates was created on the territories of Chengyang and added to the neighboring commanderies. In late Western Han, the kingdom covered only 4 counties: Ju, Yangdu, Dong'an and Lü. The population in 2 AD was 205,784 individuals, or 56,642 households. Zhang's descendants held the kingdom until Wang Mang's usurpation. After the restoration of Eastern Han, the kingdom was granted to Liu Zhi, a relative of the Emperor Guangwu. Zhi died in 35 AD, and Chengyang was converted to a commandery. In 37, the commandery was merged into Langya.
In 198, Chengyang Commandery was recreated during Cao Cao's rule in 198 AD. After the foundation of Jin dynasty, Chengyang was again converted to a kingdom/principality and was successively granted to Sima Zhao, a brother of Emperor Wu of Jin, and later Sima Jing and Sima Xian, two sons of Emperor Wu.

Kings

  • Liu Zhang, King Jing of Chengyang, 178–176 BC;
  • Liu Xi, King Gong of Chengyang, 176–168 BC, 165–143 BC;
  • Liu Yan, King Qing of Chengyang, 143–117 BC;
  • Liu Yi, King Jing of Chengyang, 117–108 BC;
  • Liu Wu, King Hui of Chengyang, 108–97 BC;
  • Liu Shun, King Huang of Chengyang, 97–51 BC
  • Liu Hui, King Dai of Chengyang, 51–43 BC;
  • Liu Jing, King Xiao of Chengyang, 43–19 BC;
  • Liu Yun, King Ai of Chengyang, 19–18 BC;
  • Liu Li, 16 BC – 9 AD;
  • Liu Zhi, 26–35 AD.