Overview
Mi was a rebel and Strategist.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changed name | Liu Zhiyuan | 劉智遠 | Liu Zhiyuan |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 617 十三年Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 77-79
- AD 617 十三年二月Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 83-87
- AD 617 改元永平Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 89-91, 93-95
- AD 616 時東郡賊翟讓聚黨萬人Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 84, passages 66, 73, 75-76
- AD 613 to AD 616 歲饑，變姓名，依媦婿Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 84, passages 61-65
- AD 613 玄感敗後密入關Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 84, passages 56-57, 60
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Qiu Junming (丘君明)wife's sister's husband 媦婿 · Through Wife of Mi (密妻), Sister of Mi's wife (密媦) · AD 613 to AD 616 歲饑，變姓名，依媦婿Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 65
- Spouse of Wife of Mi (密妻)wife 妻 · AD 613 to AD 616 歲饑，變姓名，依媦婿Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 84, passage 65
Career and standing
- teacher of students 教授諸生Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 63
- Duke of Pushan 蒲山公AD 617 十三年 · GrantedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 77
- Duke of Wei 魏公AD 617 改元永平 · At south of Gong 鞏南Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 89-90
Places and affiliations
- AD 617 改元永平Polity Wei 魏 · Relation FoundedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 89-90
- Polity Sui 隋 · Relation Rebelled againstDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 56, 66, 85
- AD 617 十三年二月At Xingluo Granary 興洛倉 · Relation Captured and heldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 83-84
- AD 617 十三年二月At Yangcheng 陽城 · Relation Departed north ofDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 83
- AD 617 改元永平At Luokou 洛口 · Relation Walled and basedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 93
- AD 613 to AD 616 歲饑，變姓名，依媦婿At Huaiyang 淮陽 · Relation Went toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 61
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- AD 613 to AD 616 歲饑，變姓名，依媦婿At Pingyuan 平原 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 61
- AD 613 to AD 616 歲饑，變姓名，依媦婿At Yongqiu 雍丘 · Relation Took refugeDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 65
- AD 613 玄感敗後密入關At the passes 關 · Relation EnteredDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 56
Works and attributed material
- Headquarters of the Campaign Marshal, Duke of Wei 行軍元帥魏公府AD 617 改元永平 · Relation Documents issued in name ofDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 90
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressee followersDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 57
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Zhai Rang (翟讓) · Via Person Id Wang Bodang (王伯當)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 66-67
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Zhai Rang (翟讓)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 69-70, 73, 79-80
Events and relationships
- Altar oath era Yongping amnestyAD 617 改元永平 · Ritual · Enthroned leaderDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 89-90
- Ambushed and killedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 75-76
- Approached with planDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 66, 68
- Arrested then escapedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 64
- Ate tree bark in famineAD 613 to AD 616 歲饑，變姓名，依媦婿 · Disaster · SuffererDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 62
- Bribed escort and fled by nightAD 613 玄感敗後密入關 · Escape · FugitiveDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 59-60
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- Captured by patrolsAD 613 玄感敗後密入關 · Capture · Captive · At the passes 關Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 56
- Defeated Sui armies east and westDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 85-87
- Escorted to emperorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 56
- Found no courtesyDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 61
- Hid then fledDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 65
- Opened granary and attracted hundreds of thousandsAD 617 十三年二月 · Political · DistributorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 84
- Ordered siege enginesDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 94
- Persuaded other bandits to submitDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 68
- Pressed Eastern Capital and burned Shangchun GateAD 617 改元永平 · Military · Commander · At Eastern Capital 東都Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 95
- Received separate headquartersDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 77
- Took Xingluo granary and captured magistrateDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 83
- Urged seizure of XingyangDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 69-71
- Relation Superior of · Person Zhai Rang (翟讓)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 91
- Relation Wing commander under · Person Shan Xiongxin (單雄信)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 87
- Relation Follower sent by · Person Wang Bodang (王伯當)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 66
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment maintained strict discipline yet distributed all battle spoils, winning willing service · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 78
- Assessment strong but lacking strategy and made arrogant by repeated victories · Person Zhang Xituo (張須陀) · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Mi (密)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 73
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 56
- From Mi 密 · To Liu Zhiyuan 劉智遠 · Reason changed name while in hidingDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 63
References in the histories
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