Liu Shouwen (劉守文)

Overview

Liu Shouwen was a warlord.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 900 to AD 907 攻劉守文
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 162

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Liu Rengong (劉仁恭)
father 父
his father 其父
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 163

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21Volume 21 Later Liang Biographies 1: Jing Xiang, Zhu Zhen, Pang Shigu, Ge Congzhou, Huo Cun, Zhang Cunjing, Fu Daozhao, Liu Han, Kou Yangqing · 3 passages

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太祖遣從周攻劉守文於滄州，以蔣暉監其軍。 Taizu sent Congzhou against Liu Shouwen at Cangzhou and put Jiang Hui over the army as supervisor.

守文求救於其父仁恭，仁恭以燕兵救之，暉語諸將曰：「吾王以我監諸將，今燕兵來，不可迎戰，宜縱其入城，聚食倉廩，使兩困而後取之。」 Shouwen called on his father Rengong, who marched with Yan troops. Hui told the generals: “I was sent to watch you. Yan is coming—do not fight. Let them into the city to eat from the granaries; when both sides are spent, take them.”

是時，守文亦求救於晉，晉為攻邢、洺以牽之，從周遽還，敗晉兵於青山。 Shouwen also called on Jin, which struck Xing and Ming to pull Congzhou away. Congzhou turned back and beat the Jin at Qingshan.