Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Military Officer

Liu Bozong 劉伯宗

Liú Bózōng

Attested AD 466

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Bozong was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

Killed in battle
Directly stated · Book of Song 88, passage 156

Attested activity

AD 466 泰始中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 88, passage 153

Family

Sibling of Liu Tianai (劉天愛)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Song 88, passage 154
Kin of Liu Chengmin (劉乘民)
younger cousin 從弟 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Song 88, passage 153

Career and standing

General of the Dragon Cavalry 龍驤將軍
Posthumous
Directly stated · Book of Song 88, passage 156

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Liu Tianai (劉天愛) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Song 88, passages 154-155

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 88Volume 88 Biographies 48: Xue Andou, Shen Wenxiu, Cui Daogu · 2 passages

文秀遣軍主解彥士攻北海陷之，乘民從弟伯宗合率鄉兵，復克北海，因率所領向青州所治東陽城。 Wenxiu sent army commander Xie Yanshi against Beihai and captured it. Chengmin's cousin Bozong rallied local militia, retook Beihai, and marched toward Dongyang, the seat of Qingzhou.

文秀拒之，伯宗戰敗被創，弟天愛扶持將去，伯宗曰：「丈夫當死戰場，以身殉國，安能歸死兒女手中乎！ Wenxiu resisted him. Bozong was defeated and wounded. His brother Tian'ai tried to help him away, but Bozong said: "A man should die on the battlefield and give his body for the state. How can he go home to die like a child in women's hands!