济北王刘胡 / Liu Hu, King of Jibei (Western Han)

Overview

济北王刘胡 / Liu Hu is the Western Han vassal king whom the current source places between 汉武帝’s auspicious-animal story and the imperial fengshan agenda at Mount Tai.

Current Profile

Hanji 300 says Liu Hu hears that Han Wudi has obtained an auspicious beast and infers that the emperor may soon perform fengshan at Mount Tai. He offers Mount Tai and adjacent counties from his principality to the court; Han Wudi accepts and compensates Jibei with other counties.

The episode makes Liu Hu an example of how 祥瑞政治 could transmit anticipated imperial intent before a ceremony occurred. His territorial offer is presented as anticipatory alignment, but the current evidence does not establish his private motive, the exact land package, or the wider consequences for Jibei.

Key Characteristics

• Western Han king of Jibei, distinct from 济北王刘宽.
• Interprets an auspicious-animal report as a signal of a possible imperial fengshan ceremony.
• Offers Mount Tai and nearby territory to the central court.
• Receives replacement counties after Han Wudi accepts the offer.

Evidence

Omen interpretation and territorial alignment

• Hanji 300 joins the auspicious-beast report, Liu Hu’s fengshan inference, his land offer, and imperial compensation into one sequence.

Qualifications

The profile rests on one compact podcast summary rather than a direct reconstruction from primary records. Liu Hu’s motive, the timing and legal form of the offer, the identity and boundaries of the exchanged counties, Han Wudi’s reaction, and the relationship between this transaction and later fengshan policy remain source-scoped.

What Changed

• Created a disambiguated profile for the Jibei king who offers Mount Tai after interpreting an auspicious report.

Relationships

• 汉武帝 - emperor whose expected fengshan ceremony prompts Liu Hu’s territorial offer.
• 祥瑞政治 - omen interpretation turns ritual expectation into political and territorial action.
• 年号制度 - the same episode uses the auspicious-animal story to explain era-name construction.
• 济北王刘宽 - later Jibei king requiring identity disambiguation.