Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Liu Cong 劉聰

Attested AD 308

Passages: 15
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Cong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 308 遣聰、彌與劉曜
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 101, passage 210

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Liu Yuanhai (劉元海)
son 子
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 101, passages 224, 226

Career and standing

Grand Marshal and great Shanyu 大司馬、大單于
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 226
Grand Minister of Education 大司徒
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 224

Events and relationships

Second offensive on Luoyang
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 210
Stormed Ximing Gate and killed Liu He
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Jin 101, passages 251-252

References in the histories

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History

15 passages

Book of Jin, Chapter 101Volume 101 Records 1: Liu Yuanhai and Liu Xuan · 15 passages

是冬，復大發卒，遣聰、彌與劉曜、劉景等率精騎五萬寇洛陽，使呼延翼率步卒繼之，敗王師于河南。 Winter brought a second offensive: fifty thousand horse under Liu Cong, Liu Yao, and Liu Jing, foot under Huyan Yi, crushing Jin south of the Yellow River.

聰進屯於西明門，護軍賈胤夜薄之，戰于大夏門，斬聰將呼延顥，其眾遂潰。 Liu Cong reached the western bright gate until Jia Yin struck by night at Daxia Gate, killed Huyan Hao, and scattered the Han van.

聰回軍而南。 Liu Cong drew his host south.

壁于洛水，尋進屯宣陽門，曜屯上東門，彌屯廣陽門，景攻大夏門，聰親祈嵩嶽，令其將劉厲、呼延朗等督留軍。 They bridged the Luo, ringed Xuanyang, Upper East, and Guangyang gates, while Liu Cong climbed Songshan to pray and left Liu Li and Huyan Lang holding the rear.

聰聞而馳還。 Liu Cong galloped back to save his line.

厲懼聰之罪己也，赴水而死。 Fearing Liu Cong's wrath, Liu Li drowned himself.

王彌謂聰曰：「今既失利，洛陽猶固，殿下不如還師，徐為後舉。 Wang Mi urged Liu Cong, "Luoyang still holds; pull back and strike another day.

元海馳遣黃門郎傅詢召聰等還師。 Liu Yuan sent Fu Xun riding night and day to recall Liu Cong.

以劉歡樂為太傅，劉聰為大司徒，劉延年為大司空，劉洋為大司馬，赦其境內。 He named Liu Huanle grand tutor, Liu Cong minister of education, Liu Yannian minister of works, Liu Yang grand marshal, and amnestied the realm.

元海寢疾，將為顧托之計，以歡樂為太宰，洋為太傅，延年為太保，聰為大司馬、大單于，並錄尚書事，置單于台于平陽西，以其子裕為大司徒。 Fearing death, Liu Yuan named Liu Huanle grand steward, Liu Yang grand tutor, Liu Yannian grand protector, and Liu Cong both grand marshal and great Shanyu with authority over the Masters of Writing; he built a Shanyu platform west of Pingyang and kept Liu Yu as minister of education.

其衛尉西昌王劉銳、宗正呼延攸恨不參顧命也，說和曰：「先帝不惟輕重之計，而使三王總強兵于內，大司馬握十萬勁卒居於近郊，陛下今便為寄坐耳。 Commandant Liu Rui and Huyan You, bitter at being left out of the regency, warned Liu He: "Your father left three royal brothers garrisoned inside the capital while Liu Cong holds a hundred thousand veterans just outside—you sit the throne as a mere lodger.

乃相與盟於東堂，使銳、景攻聰，攸率劉安國攻裕，使侍中劉乘、武衛劉欽攻魯王隆，尚書田密、武衛劉璿攻北海王乂。 They swore in the eastern hall: Liu Rui and Ma Jing would strike Liu Cong; Huyan You and Liu Anguo would hit Liu Yu; Liu Cheng and Liu Qin would move on Liu Long; Tian Mi and Liu Xuan would storm Liu Yi.

密、璿等使人斬關奔於聰，聰命貫甲以待之。 Tian Mi and Liu Xuan broke out to warn Liu Cong, who ordered his men under arms.

銳知聰之有備也，馳還，與攸、乘等會攻隆、裕。 Liu Rui saw the trap, wheeled back, and with Huyan You and Liu Cheng struck Liu Long and Liu Yu instead.

聰攻西明門，克之。 Liu Cong stormed the western bright gate.