Five Dynasties · General

Liu Kun 劉鄩

Attested AD 915 - AD 915

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Kun was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 915 十二年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 206
AD 915 貞明初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 191

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passages 191, 206

Events and relationships

Attacked and pacified Jiang Yin
Military · Commander · With Jiang Yin (蔣殷)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 191
Was defeated at old Yuan City
Military · Commander · At old Yuan City 故元城
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 59, passage 206

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 59Volume 59 Book of Later Tang 35: Biographies 11: Ding Hui, Yan Bao, Fu Xi, Wu Zhen, Wang Zan, Yuan Xiangxian, Zhang Wen, Li Shaowen · 2 passages

貞明初，蔣殷以徐州叛，從劉鄩討平之，改左右捉生都指揮使。 Early in Zhenming, when Jiang Yin rebelled at Xuzhou, Zhang Wen followed Liu Kun to crush the revolt and was made overall commander of the left and right captive-taking commands.

十二年，授博州刺史，預破劉鄩於故元城，曆貝、隰、代三郡刺史，領天雄軍馬步副都將，屯於德勝。 In the twelfth year he was made prefect of Bo, helped defeat Liu Kun at the old Yuan City, served as prefect of Bei, Xi, and Dai, became deputy overall commander of the Tianxiong army, and encamped at Desheng.