Overview
Liu Rengong was a warlord and Official.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 885 to AD 888 光啟中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passages 5-6
Career and standing
- military governor of Youzhou 鎮幽州Held · At Youzhou 幽州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 6
Places and affiliations
- At Great Peace Mountain 大安山 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 7
- At Youzhou 幽州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 6
Events and relationships
- RaidedMilitary · Commander · Summary Selected generals, trained troops, crossed Zhaxing Ridge in autumn, and burned border grass after frost to starve Khitan horses.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 6
- Sold pasturageDiplomatic · Recipient · Summary Accepted fine horses as a bribe and sold the Khitan grazing land.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 6
- WithdrewPersonal · Subject · At Great Peace Mountain 大安山 · Summary In his late years withdrew to dwell on Great Peace Mountain.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 7
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment dissolute and extravagant in later years · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 7
References in the histories
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