the marquess of beixiang (; died 10 december 125), personal name liu yi, also referred to as emperor shao (少帝, literally "young emperor"), was an emperor of the chinese han dynasty. he was selected to succeed emperor an after emperor an's sudden death in 125, but died soon after he became emperor and a eunuch coup in favour of emperor shun overthrew the regime of empress dowager yan, who put him on the throne.