Five Dynasties · Ruler

Liu Shouguang 劉守光

First attested AD 911; died AD 914

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Shouguang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

AD 914 天祐十一年
Executed · At Taiyuan 太原 · Authority Cunxu (存勖)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 25

Attested activity

AD 912 天祐九年正月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 22
AD 911 天祐八年正月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 19, 21
AD 914 天祐十一年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 25
AD 913 天祐十年十月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 24

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Rengong (仁恭)
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 25

Career and standing

emperor of Yan 帝
AD 911 天祐八年正月 · Assumed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 21
King of Yan 燕王
AD 911 天祐八年正月 · Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 19
emperor of Yan 帝
AD 911 天祐八年正月 · At Yan 燕
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 21

Places and affiliations

Polity Yan 燕 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 19, 21

Events and relationships

Asked Liang for rescue
AD 912 天祐九年正月 · Diplomatic · Petitioner
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 22
Mustered claiming to aid Jin
AD 911 天祐八年正月 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 19
Offered then broke surrender
AD 913 天祐十年十月 · Political · Actor · At Youzhou 幽州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 24

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 19

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 5Volume 5 Later Tang Annals 2: Zhuangzong 2 · 5 passages

燕王劉守光聞晉攻梁深入，乃大治兵，聲言助晉，王患之，乃旋師。 Liu Shouguang of Yan, seeing Jin drive deep into Liang country, mustered a great host and announced he would help Jin. Alarmed, the king wheeled his army homeward.

劉守光稱帝於燕。 Liu Shouguang proclaimed himself emperor of Yan.

九年正月，遣周德威會鎮、定以攻燕，守光求救於梁，梁軍攻趙，屠棗強，李存審擊走之。 In the first month of the ninth year he sent Zhou Dewei with the armies of Zhen and Ding against Yan. Shouguang called on Liang for aid; Liang struck Zhao and massacred Zaoqiang until Li Cunshen beat them back.

十年十月，劉守光請降，王如幽州，守光背約不降，攻破之。 In the tenth month of the tenth year Liu Shouguang offered to submit. The king went to Youzhou; Shouguang reneged and held out until the city was taken by storm.

十一年，殺燕王劉守光于太原，用其父仁恭于鴈門。 In the eleventh year, Liu Shouguang, Prince of Yan, was put to death at Taiyuan, and his father Rengong was sacrificed at Yanmen.