He was a grandson of the founding Han Dynasty (漢朝) emperor Liu Bang (劉邦), and he became the King of Huainan (literally "south of the Huai River"), at the age of 16 after his father, Liu Chang (劉長), died.
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Eight of these scholars in particular became known as the Eight Immortals of Huainan (淮南八仙).
Lucy Liu | Liu Bei | Liu Ruyi | Liu Xiang | Liu Shaoqi | Liu Kang | Jesseca Liu | Liu Yunshan | Liu Yan (general) | Liu Yan | Liu Tang | Bernice Liu | Liu Yazi | Liu Yao | Liu Qi | Liu Hong | Liu Bocheng | Laurin Liu | Eric Liu | Masaki Liu | Liu Zhang | Liu You | Liu Yongfu | Liu Yifei | Liu Yang (violinist) | Liu Yang | Liu Xiaobo | Liu Xian | Liu Wu | Liu Wenhui |