Liu Wuzhou (劉武周; died 622?) was a rebel leader who rose against the rule of the Chinese Sui dynasty late in the dynasty's history, and he took imperial style—although it was not completely clear whether the title he took was khan or tianzi. He was initially only able to take control of modern northern Shanxi and parts of central Inner Mongolia, but after Li Yuan established the Tang dynasty at Chang'an as its Emperor Gaozu in 618, he, with support from Eastern Tujue, briefly captured Li Yuan's initial power base of Taiyuan in 619, posing a major threat to Li Yuan's rule. In 620, Li Yuan's son Li Shimin (the future Emperor Taizong) counterattacked, and not only recaptured Taiyuan but further captured Liu's power base Mayi (modern Shuozhou, Shanxi), forcing Liu to flee to Eastern Tujue. When Liu subsequently tried to flee back to Mayi, Eastern Tujue executed him.
LiuWuzhou (劉武周; died 622?) was a rebel leader who rose against the rule of the Chinese Sui dynasty late in the dynasty's history, and he took imperial...
contenders, including Li Gui, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Xue Rengao and LiuWuzhou. By 628, the Tang dynasty had succeeded in uniting all of China. On the...
When LiuWuzhou rose against Sui rule in spring 617 at Mayi (馬邑, in modern Shuozhou), declaring himself Dingyang Khan, Yuchi Jingde joined Liu and was...
commanded by Li Shimin, began a counterattack against LiuWuzhou. By summer 620, Li Shimin had defeated Liu, who abandoned his territory and fled to Eastern...
strength of agrarian rebels, particularly the Eastern Turkic-supported LiuWuzhou, who soon rose against Wang, killed him, and captured Emperor Yang's secondary...
during the Sui dynasty Lin Shihong, rebel leader during the Sui dynasty LiuWuzhou, rebel leader during the Sui dynasty Yin Kaishan, Tang dynasty general...
based in northern Shanxi. In LiuWuzhou's prison, Liu Zhenghui managed to send Li Yuan a letter addressing LiuWuzhou's military strengths and strategies...
Gaozu.) In summer 619, LiuWuzhou launched an attack on the Taiyuan region, and Li Yuanji sent the general Zhang Da (張達) to resist Liu, despite Zhang's protestations...
managed to eliminate their rivals in the northwest and repel an attack by LiuWuzhou, who had taken control of Shanxi, but they still had to expand their control...
Empress Ju may refer to: Empress Ju (fl. 617), wife of LiuWuzhou Empress Ju (fl. 617), wife of Xue Ju Queen Ju (fl. 4th century), wife of Micheon of Goguryeo...
modern Jiangxi and Guangdong region, declaring himself the Emperor of Chu. LiuWuzhou, agrarian rebel, occupying the modern northern Shanxi region, declaring...
campaigns against Tang's major enemies Xue Rengao the Emperor of Qin, LiuWuzhou the Dingyang Khan, Wang Shichong the Emperor of Zheng, and Dou Jiande...
Chang'an Liang Shidu, "Emperor of Liang", who occupied Shuofang Commandery LiuWuzhou, who occupied Mayi Commandery Wang Shichong, who occupied Luoyang Xiao...
collapse, defeating the major enemies Xue Rengao the Emperor of Qin, LiuWuzhou the Dingyang Khan, Wang Shichong the Emperor of Zheng, and Dou Jiande...
emperor. His ally Guo Zihe was also created Wuli shad. He also supported LiuWuzhou, who gathered about 10,000 soldiers and declared himself commandery governor...
put Qin Shubao under Li Shimin's command. Around the new year 620, with LiuWuzhou the Dingyang Khan having seized most of Tang territory in modern Shanxi...
Meanwhile, with his generals Zhang Ju (張舉) and Liu Min (劉旻) having defected to Tang and with LiuWuzhou having been defeated by Tang earlier in 620, Liang...
the most powerful independent forces include Wang Shichong in Luoyang, LiuWuzhou in north Shanxi, Dou Jiande in Hebei, and Shen Faxing in the south Yuwen...
Liang Shidu (Emperor of Liang), LiuWuzhou (Dingyang Khan), Gao Kaidao (Prince of Yan), Dou Jiande (Prince of Xia), and Liu Heita (Prince of Handong). The...
Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei Tianxing (天興, 617–620), era name used by LiuWuzhou Tianxing (天興, 1232–1234), era name used by Emperor Aizong of Jin Tian...
former commandery in what is now Xinzhou Prefecture, Shanxi, China; see LiuWuzhou Loufan (town) (樓煩), the seat of Loufan Commandery; see Chen Xi (rebel)...
took part in campaigns against Xue Ju, a warlord based in Jincheng, and LiuWuzhou, a warlord based in northern Shanxi. During the battle against Xue Ju...
during the Sui dynasty Lin Shihong, rebel leader during the Sui dynasty LiuWuzhou, rebel leader during the Sui dynasty Yin Kaishan, Tang dynasty general...
Chang'an Liang Shidu, "Emperor of Liang", who occupied Shuofang Commandery LiuWuzhou, who occupied Mayi Commandery Wang Shichong, who occupied Luoyang Xiao...
accompanied by Gao Kaidao and Yuan Junzhang (苑君璋), a general formerly under LiuWuzhou. To stop raids, Gaozu offered khagan a tribute and a Chinese princess...
the Sui and rise of the Tang, Mayi was the base of the would-be emperor LiuWuzhou. The seat of government is in Shuocheng District, the urban core of the...
Prince of Qin in resisting a major offensive by LiuWuzhou the Dingyang Khan, and in an engagement against Liu's general Song Jin'gang (宋金剛), Li Shiji was unsuccessful...
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