Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Strong Man and Executioner

Liu Taozhi 劉桃枝

Attested AD 558

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Taozhi was a Strong Man and Executioner.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 558 明年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 10, passages 37, 44

Events and relationships

Stabbed in cage
AD 558 明年 · Execution · Perpetrator · With Gao Jun (高浚)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 10, passages 37, 44

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 10Volume 10 Biographies 2: Eleven Princes of Shenwu · 1 passage

浚與渙皆有雄略，為諸王所傾服，帝恐為害，乃自刺渙，又使壯土劉桃枝就籠亂刺。 Jun and Huan both possessed bold strategy and were admired and submitted to by the princes; the emperor feared they would do harm and therefore personally stabbed Huan, then had the strong man Liu Taozhi enter the cage and stab wildly.