Qin and Han · Rebel and Official

Liu Xu 劉詡

Attested AD 23 - AD 24

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Xu was a rebel and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 23 to AD 24 更始前後
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passages 24, 26-27

Career and standing

governor of Jinan 濟南太守
AD 23 更始立 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 26
acting grand general 行大將軍事
AD 23 更始立 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 26
Marquis of Zhuguo 助國侯
AD 23 是歲 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 27
Marquis of Zhuguo 助國侯
Held
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 27
elder of the third rank 校三老
Self styled
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 25

Places and affiliations

At Feicheng 肥城
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 24

Events and relationships

Made chief
AD 23 是歲 · Political · Successor
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 27
Plundered
Military · Raider · At between He and Ji 河、濟間
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 25
Raised troops
Military · Leader · At Lucheng wall-head 盧城頭 · With Yuan Zeng (爰曾)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 24

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 24

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 24Volume 21: Biographies of Ren, Li, Wan, Pi, Liu, Geng · 4 passages

城頭子路者，東平人，姓爰，名曾，字子路，與肥城劉詡起兵盧城頭，故號其兵為『城頭子路』。 Chengtou Zilu was a Dongping man, surname Yuan, personal name Zeng, courtesy Zilu. He and Liu Xu of Feicheng had risen at the ramparts of Lucheng, which is how his band got the nickname Chengtou Zilu.

曾自稱『都從事』，詡稱『校三老』，寇掠河、濟間，眾至二十餘萬。 Yuan Zeng called himself chief clerk and Liu Xu called himself elder of the third rank; they plundered the country between the Yellow and Ji rivers until their following topped two hundred thousand.

更始立，曾遣使降，拜曾東萊郡太守，詡濟南太守，皆行大將軍事。 When the Gengshi regime took power, Yuan Zeng sent envoys to surrender and was named governor of Donglai; Liu Xu became governor of Jinan, each with the powers of a grand general.

是歲，曾為其將所殺，眾推詡為主，更始封詡助國侯，令罷兵歸本郡。 That same year one of Yuan Zeng's officers murdered him, and the army chose Liu Xu as leader. The Gengshi Emperor enfeoffed Liu Xu as marquis of Zhuguo and told him to demobilize and go home to Jinan.