Li, whose birth is no longer verified, was the concubine of Liu Bang's father Liu Ying, and gave birth to a son Liu Jiao. This son is smart and studious, and versatile. When he was young, he studied with Shen Gong, Mu Sheng, Bai Sheng and others at Xunzi's disciple Fu Qiu Bo.

Li's family, whose birth is no longer verified, was the concubine of Liu Bang's father, Liu Bang's concubine, and gave birth to a son, Liu Jiao . This son is smart and studious and versatile. When he was young, he studied with Shen Gong, Mu Sheng, Bai Sheng and others at Fu Qiu Bo, the disciple of Xunzi . After the establishment of of the Qin Dynasty, his studies were ended because of the ban on poetry and books.

After Liu Bang's uprising, Liu Jiao followed him with Xiao He , Cao Shen , etc. After Liu Bang fought with the Qin army in Lantian, he signed Liu Jiao as Wen Xinjun on . Among the four brothers of Liu Bang, Liu Jiao, who was half-bang, was the closest to his thoughts and was deeply trusted.

Western Han The first month of the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu (Ji Hai, 202 BC), Liu Bang ascended the throne, honoring his father Liu Ying as the "Emperor of the Supreme Emperor" and his concubine's mother Li as the "Emperor of the Supreme Emperor".

In the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty (Gengzi, 201 BC), Liu Bang deposed King Chu Han Xin , divided his fief into two, and divided Huai as the boundary. No. 1 Huaidong was Jingdi, and his subordinate Liu Jia 2 was named King Jing. Huaixi was still the former name of Chu, and his half-brother Liu Jiao was named King Chu.

In the same year, Liu Jiao went to his fiefdom to become a vassal, established his capital in Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu), and established the Chu royal family. Among the many vassal systems of the Han Dynasty, the Chu vassal status was very important. At that time, the 36 counties and 36 counties were governed by Xuejun, East China Sea , and Pengcheng, occupying the fertile area of ​​East China. It was a powerful vassal state in the early Western Han Dynasty.

In the tenth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty (Jiachen, 197 BC), the 75-year-old Emperor Liu Ying died in Liyang Palace and was buried in Wannian (now north of Lintong District, Shaanxi).

In the same year, Li also died.

In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty (Renxu, 179 BC), Liu Jiao died in his fiefdom 23 years and was posthumously named " King of Chu Yuan ". His crown prince Liu Pifei died early, and he ordered Liu Jiao to be the Marquis of Shangpi, Liu Yingke, to succeed the throne, and was the King of Chu Yi. King Yi died in power for 4 years, and his son Liu Wu succeeded to the throne. Emperor Jing of Han When Liu Qi was reigned, he appointed other sons of King Yuan of Chu, Liu Jiao, as marquis: Liu Li as marquis, Liu Fu as Xiuhou, Liu Sui was Shen Youhou, Liu Zhi was Wanquhou, and Liu Di was Jilehou.

In the third year of BC Yuan dynasty of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty (Dinghai, 154 BC), Liu Wu and King Wu Liu Bi (son of Liu Bang's second brother Liu Zhong) rebelled and committed suicide after failure. Emperor Jing of Han then conferred Liu Li, who was then the Marquis of Pinglu, as King of Chu, as King Wen of Chu. King Wen of Chu died for three years, and his son Liu Dao succeeded to the throne, and he was King An of Chu. King An of Chu died for 22 years, and his son Liu Zhu succeeded to the throne, and he was King Xiang of Chu. King Xiang of Chu died for 12 years, and his son Liu Chun succeeded to the throne, and he was King Jie of Chu. King Jie of Chu died for 16 years, and his son Liu Yanshou succeeded to the throne. When Liu Yanshou was reigned for 32 years, he committed suicide because he participated in the rebellion of King Guangling of Liu Xu. At this point, Chu State was changed to Donghai County . Among the descendants of Liu Jiao, King Yuan of Chu, the most famous ones were . The founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, . Liu Yu . As well as the editor of "Biographies of Women", . Liu Xiang . . Liu Xin .

The lineage of King Yuan of Chu: The Liu family of King Yuan of Chu was later called the "Pengcheng Liu family". Although other Liu family members are so known, they are not as authentic as the Liu family.

Liu Bang (Han Gaozu )

Liu Jiao (King Yuan of Chu) → Liu Pifei

Liu Yingke (King Yi of Chu) → Chu King Liu Wu→King → Prince Jieyou

Liu Li (King Wen of Chu)

Liu Fu (Hong Hou) → Liu Piqiang →Liu De (Hang Cheng Hou) → Liu Anmin → Liu Qingji→Liu Cen →Liu Ping →Liu Jing→Liu Qia →Liu Hong →Liu Qingzhai→Liu Hong →Liu Xusun→Liu Hun→Liu Jing→Liu Qiao→Liu Yu (Emperor Wu of Song) →Liu Xiang→Liu Xin