昌邑王刘髆 / Liu Bo, King of Changyi (Western Han)

Overview

昌邑王刘髆 / Liu Bo, King of Changyi enters the wiki through Hanji 388-1 as a late-汉武帝 succession candidate whose maternal family interest helps explain 李广利’s political exposure.

Current Profile

The source’s Liu Bo profile is narrow. He is the son of 李夫人, making him Li Guangli’s nephew. Because 刘屈氂 is tied to Li Guangli by marriage, both Liu Quli and Li Guangli have family and interest-based reasons to favor Liu Bo’s elevation as crown prince.

Liu Bo is not shown acting directly in the episode. His importance is structural: the hope of making him heir is what turns Li Guangli’s front-line expedition and Liu Quli’s chancellorship into a dangerous succession faction. Once curse-and-prayer charges are raised, Liu Bo’s possible accession becomes the alleged objective around which treason is defined.

Key Characteristics

• Son of Lady Li and royal son of Han Wudi in the episode’s succession branch.
• Nephew of Li Guangli, whose military and family fortunes are tied to his potential elevation.
• Preferred crown-prince candidate for Li Guangli and Liu Quli.
• Mostly a passive succession object rather than an active decision-maker in this source.
• His potential accession gives the curse-and-prayer accusation its political meaning.

Evidence

Family basis:

• Hanji 388-1 says Liu Bo is Lady Li’s son and Li Guangli’s nephew.

Succession interest:

• Hanji 388-1 says Li Guangli asks Liu Quli to petition for Liu Bo to be made crown prince.

Political accusation:

• Hanji 388-1 says Guo Rang’s report accuses Liu Quli’s household and Li Guangli of praying for Liu Bo to become emperor.

Qualifications

This page is bounded to Hanji 388-1. It does not reconstruct Liu Bo’s complete biography, Changyi kingdom administration, mother-line politics beyond this episode, or later succession implications. The current role is succession object and family-interest anchor.

What Changed

• Created the page from Hanji 388-1 as the Changyi king whose potential crown-prince elevation links Lady Li, Li Guangli, and Liu Quli.

Relationships

• 李夫人 / Lady Li (Western Han) - mother whose status gives Liu Bo his maternal-family support.
• 李广利 / Li Guangli (Western Han) - maternal uncle who favors Liu Bo’s accession.
• 刘屈氂 / Liu Quli (Western Han) - chancellor and Li Guangli in-law asked to petition for Liu Bo.
• Emperor Wu of Han / 汉武帝 - father and ruler whose succession decision makes Liu Bo politically consequential.
• Heir / Claimant Support Threat Perception / 储君与宗室候选人威胁感 - adjacent concept for how backing an heir can be read as threat under an aging ruler.