赵太子刘丹 / Liu Dan, Zhao Crown Prince (Western Han)

Overview

赵太子刘丹 / Liu Dan, Zhao Crown Prince enters the wiki through Hanji 382-1 as the heir of 赵敬肃王刘彭祖 and nephew of 汉武帝. The episode makes him important because his misconduct and attempted killing of 江充 give Jiang Chong the accusation route that brings him into Wudi’s favor before the later 巫蛊之祸.

Current Profile

The source presents Liu Dan as a royal heir whose private disorder becomes a central-court succession problem. Jiang Chong, then Jiang Qi, is connected to Liu Dan through marriage because Jiang’s sister is married to Liu Dan. Liu Dan suspects Jiang Qi of speaking against him to Liu Pengzu and knowing too much about his household conduct, so he tries to have Jiang killed.

After Jiang flees to Chang’an and changes his name, he accuses Liu Dan of incest and adultery with his father’s consorts. Han Wudi treats the charge as proof that Liu Dan cannot inherit Zhao, rejects Liu Pengzu’s counterclaim that Jiang is an unreliable fugitive, and initially wants Liu Dan executed. Liu Pengzu’s plea and offer to serve on the frontier save Liu Dan from death, but the episode says Liu Dan is reduced to frontier/commoner service status.

Key Characteristics

• Western Han Zhao heir and Han Wudi’s nephew in the episode’s royal-kin frame.
• Married to Jiang Chong/Jiang Qi’s sister, making Jiang initially part of the Zhao palace network.
• Accused of sexual misconduct with daughters, sisters, and Liu Pengzu’s consorts.
• Attempts to kill Jiang Qi after suspecting him of reporting or knowing damaging information.
• Loses heir legitimacy when Jiang Chong reports him to Han Wudi.
• Spared death through Liu Pengzu’s plea but demoted in the episode’s account.
• Functions mainly as the scandal source that launches Jiang Chong’s central-court career.

Evidence

Family and status:

• Hanji 382-1 says Liu Dan is Liu Pengzu’s heir and Han Wudi’s nephew.

Jiang Chong connection:

• Hanji 382-1 says Jiang Chong’s original name is Jiang Qi and that his sister is Liu Dan’s wife.
• Hanji 382-1 says Liu Dan suspects Jiang Qi and sends people to kill him, causing Jiang to flee to Chang’an and change his name.

Punishment:

• Hanji 382-1 says Jiang Chong accuses Liu Dan of incest and adultery with Liu Pengzu’s consorts.
• Hanji 382-1 says Han Wudi wants Liu Dan executed but spares him after Liu Pengzu’s plea, reducing him to frontier/commoner service status.

Qualifications

This page is bounded to Hanji 382-1. It does not reconstruct Liu Dan’s full genealogy, the full legal case, the exact court sentence, the primary-source wording for each sexual accusation, or his life after demotion. The source’s title and transcript use a popular-history framing, so the scandal details remain source-scoped unless checked against primary histories.

What Changed

• Created from Hanji 382-1 as the Zhao heir whose scandal and attempted killing of Jiang Chong launch Jiang Chong’s Han Wudi-side career.

Relationships

• 赵敬肃王刘彭祖 / Liu Pengzu, Zhao King (Western Han) - father whose plea prevents Liu Dan’s execution.
• 江充 / Jiang Chong (Western Han) - accuser and former in-law whom Liu Dan tries to kill.
• Emperor Wu of Han / 汉武帝 - emperor and uncle who judges Liu Dan unfit to inherit Zhao.
• 巫蛊之祸 / Wugu Incident (Western Han) - later crisis indirectly linked through Jiang Chong’s career path.