刘伟 / Liu Wei (Nanjun rebel, late Han)

Overview

刘伟 / Liu Wei is the Nanjun rebel figure in Hanji 829 who joins 刘文 in a failed attempt to install 刘蒜 as emperor. The source labels him a Nanjun “yaozei,” so this page keeps his identity bounded to the plot rather than reconstructing a broader movement.

Current Profile

Hanji 829 pairs Liu Wei with Liu Wen in the eleventh-month incident. Their claim is succession-centered: Qinghe King Liu Suan, who had earlier been preferred by 李固, should rule the realm instead of 汉桓帝.

The plot does not mature into a regime. After the plan leaks, Liu Wei and Liu Wen abduct 谢浩 and offer him high office. Xie Hao refuses. Liu Wen kills Xie Hao, and the court later arrests and executes both rebels.

Key Characteristics

• Nanjun rebel actor in the failed 147 CE Liu Suan installation plot.
• Co-plotter whose claim uses Liu Suan’s alternative-succession reputation.
• Participant in the abduction and attempted inducement of Xie Hao.
• Executed after the plot leaks and Xie Hao is killed.
• Source-bounded figure because the current evidence gives no wider biography.

Evidence

• Rebel label and origin: Hanji 829 identifies Liu Wei as a Nanjun “yaozei” in the incident.
• Succession claim: Hanji 829 says Liu Wei and Liu Wen declare that Liu Suan should rule the realm.
• Abduction branch: Hanji 829 says they seize Xie Hao after the plot leaks and promise him a high office.
• Suppression: Hanji 829 says the court orders Liu Wen and Liu Wei arrested and executed.

Qualifications

The source does not identify Liu Wei’s family line, exact followers, office, or institutional connection to Nanjun. The page therefore treats him as a plot participant rather than a fully reconstructable rebel leader. The “yaozei” label is preserved as source language, not expanded into a broader classification.

What Changed

• Created Liu Wei as the Nanjun co-plotter in Hanji 829’s failed Liu Suan enthronement incident.
• Kept Liu Wei disambiguated from unrelated Liu Wei routes through a stable Nanjun-rebel suffix.

Relationships

• 刘文 - co-plotter in the attempted installation of Liu Suan.
• 刘蒜 - imperial-clan claimant invoked by Liu Wei’s plot.
• 谢浩 - abducted official whose refusal marks the plot’s moral counterpoint.
• 清河王国 - royal context around Liu Suan and the abducted official.
• 李固 - earlier minister whose Liu Suan preference gives the plot its succession background.