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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 163. Not illustrated. Chapters: 460 Deaths, 461 Deaths, 462 Deaths, 464 Deaths, 465 Deaths, 466 Deaths, 467 Deaths, 468 Deaths, 469 Deaths, Pope Leo I, Pope Hilarius, Majorian, Aelia Eudocia, Emperor Xiaowu of Liu Song, Licinia Eudoxia, Shenouda the Archimandrite, Emperor Qianfei of Liu Song, Marcellinus, Libius Severus, Loegaire Mac Neill, Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei, Hydatius, Liu Zixun, Eogan Mac Neill, Empress Dowager Lu Huinan, Maximus of Turin, Buliugu Li, Empress Wang Xianyuan, Juqu Anzhou, Rusticus of Narbonne, Turibius of Astorga, Remismund, Prosper of Reggio, Aegidius, Benignus of Armagh, Abundius, Maldras, Liu Chuyu, Corentin of Quimper, Theodoric Ii, Felix Ennodius, Richimund, Yifu Hun, Dengizich, Valamir, Frumar, Saint Mitre, Gunabhadra. Excerpt: Emperor Xiaowu of Liu Song (()) (430-464), personal name Liu Jun (), courtesy name Xiulong (), nickname Daomin (), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song. He was a son of Emperor Wen. After his older brother Liu Shao assassinated their father in 453 and took the throne, he rose in rebellion and overthrew Liu Shao. He was generally regarded as a capable, but harsh and sexually immoral emperor. He curtailed the powers of the officials and imperial princes greatly during his reign. Liu Jun was born in 430, as Emperor Wen's third son. His mother, Consort Lu Huinan, was not one of Emperor Wen's favorite consorts, and he was also not much favored by his father. In 435, he was created the Prince of Wuling. In 439, at age nine, he was made the governor of Xiang Province (, modern Hunan), and for the next several years he was rotated through the provinces, although he did not appear to be actually at all in charge until 445, when he was made the governor of Yong Province (, modern northwestern Hubei and southwestern Henan), an important province militarily due to its loc...