Zichuan Kingdom
Zichuan Kingdom was a kingdom of the Han dynasty, located in what is now northern Shandong.
Zichuan was separated from the Qi Kingdom in 165 BC and granted to Liu Xian, son of Liu Fei, King of Qi. Xian was killed in the Rebellion of the Seven States, and was succeeded by his brother Liu Zhi. Zhi and his descendants held Zichuan until Wang Mang's usurpation. After the restoration of Eastern Han, the kingdom was granted to Liu Zhong, a follower of the Emperor Guangwu in the rebellion against Wang Mang. Zhong died in 34 AD, and Zichuan was converted to a commandery. In 37, the commandery was merged into Beihai.
A total of 10 kings ruled Zichuan:
- Liu Xian, 164 BC – 154 BC;
- Liu Zhi, King Yi of Zichuan, 154 BC – 130 BC;
- Liu Jian, King Jing of Zichuan, 130 BC – 109 BC;
- Liu Yi, King Qing of Zichuan, 109 BC – 74 BC;
- Liu Zhonggu, King Si of Zichuan, 74 BC – 46 BC;
- Liu Shang, King Kao of Zichuan, 46 BC – 39 BC;
- Liu Heng, King Xiao of Zichuan, 39 BC – 9 BC;
- Liu You, King Huai of Zichuan, 9 BC – 2 BC;
- Liu Yong, 2 BC – 8 AD;
- Liu Zhong, 26 – 34.
In late Western Han, the kingdom consisted of 3 counties: Ju, Dong'anping and Louxiang. In 2 AD, the population was 227,031, or 50,289 households.
