Liu Guangshi (光世) | 24 Histories

Overview

Liu Guangshi was a Song General.

PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1136 六年
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 359, passages 155, 159
AD 1140 劉光世
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 68, passage 141
AD 1127 to AD 1129 即位後
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 469, passage 21
AD 1122 又從北伐
Directly stated · History of Song 357, passages 259, 261
AD 1134 四年冬
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 359, passages 8, 21

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Liu Yanqing (劉延慶)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Song 357, passages 259, 261

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Polity Song
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 68, passage 141

Events and relationships

Defeated puppet Qi
AD 1136 六年 · Military · Commander · At Huai and Fei 淮、肥
Directly stated · History of Song 359, passage 159
Ordered to cross river
AD 1134 四年冬 · Military · Commander
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 359, passages 8, 21
Song generals Yue Fei, Liu Guangshi, and others did seize the moment, took Xu, Ying, and Chen, and neighboring districts rose in support.
Biographical record · Source Text 而宋將岳飛、劉光世等，果乘間襲取許潁三州，旁郡皆回應。
Directly stated · History of Jin 68, passage 141

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 68Volume 68 Biographies 6: Huandu and His Son Mouyan; Yehe and His Sons Alubu, Gunan, and Egunai; Sanda's Son Pucha · 1 passage

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而宋將岳飛、劉光世等，果乘間襲取許潁三州，旁郡皆回應。 Song generals Yue Fei, Liu Guangshi, and others did seize the moment, took Xu, Ying, and Chen, and neighboring districts rose in support.

History of Song, Chapter 357Volume 357 Biographies 116: He Guan, Li Xijing, Wang Yun, Tan Shiji, Mei Zhili, Cheng Zhen, Liu Yanqing · 2 passages

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藥師曰：「幹兵不過萬人，今悉力拒伐，燕山必虛，願得奇兵五千，倍道襲取，令公之子三將軍簡師為後繼。」 Yaoshi said, "Gan's troops number no more than ten thousand. He is exerting all his strength to resist us, so Yan Mountain must be empty. Give me five thousand picked troops to march by forced stages and seize it, with your son the Third General selecting a force as the follow-up."

三將軍者，光世也。 The Third General was Liu Guangshi.

History of Song, Chapter 359Volume 359 Biographies 118: Li Gang 2 · 2 passages

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時韓世忠屢敗金人于淮、楚間，有旨督劉光世、張浚統兵渡河，車駕進發至江上勞軍。 At that time Han Shizhong had repeatedly defeated the Jurchens between the Huai and Chu regions. An edict ordered Liu Guangshi and Zhang Jun to lead troops across the river, and the imperial carriage advanced to the Yangzi to review the army.

已而宋師屢捷，劉光世、張俊、楊沂中大破偽齊兵於淮、肥之上。 Soon afterward Song forces won repeated victories, and Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun, and Yang Qizhong routed the puppet Qi army along the Huai and Fei.

History of Song, Chapter 469Volume 469 Biographies 228: Eunuchs 4: Shao Chengzhang, Lan Gui Kanglu, Feng Yi, Zhang Quwei, Chen Yuan, Gan Bian, Wang Deqian, Guan Li, Dong Songchen · 1 passage

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既即位，二人俱恃恩用事，履尤妄作威福，大將如劉光世等多曲意事之。 After his accession both men traded on old favor to run affairs; Lu in particular lorded it over everyone, and commanders such as Liu Guangshi routinely humored them.