Liu An
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Gender | Male |
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Parents | Lady Yong |
Children | Liu Ling |
Liu Qian | |
Liu Buhai | |
Books | The Huainanzi: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Government in Early Han China, by Liu An, King of Huainan |
The Huai-nan-tzu, Book Eleven: Behavior, Culture and the Cosmos | |
Middl chines | Ljuw 'An |
Grandparents | Emperor Gaozu of Han |
Died | 122 BC |
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ID | 638223 |
Liu An Life story
Liú Ān was a Chinese cartographer, monarch, and philosopher. A Han dynasty Chinese prince, ruling the Huainan Kingdom, and an advisor to his nephew, Emperor Wu of Han. He is best known for editing the Huainanzi compendium of Daoist, Confucianist, and Legalist teachings and is credited for inventing tofu.