Five Dynasties · Military Officer

Liu Renzan 刘仁赡

Liú Rénshàn

Died AD 957

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Renzan was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

AD 957 显德四年三月
Illness
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 91

Attested activity

AD 957 显德四年三月
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 91

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 12Volume 12 Later Zhou Annals 3: Shizong, Emperor Gong · 1 passage

不书刘仁赡降，事见死节传。盖仁赡实不降，故书周自克之尔。「克」者，难取之名也，寿难取，则见仁赡之节著，不书「死之」者，仁赡自以病死，以其至死守节，故列之死节传。 Liu Renzan’s surrender is not recorded; see the Biographies of Those Who Died for Principle. Renzan never truly surrendered, so the annals say Zhou “took” the city—the word for a hard-won capture. Shouzhou’s difficulty shows Renzan’s steadfastness. The text does not say he “died in battle” because he died of illness; having held firm to the end, he belongs in the martyrs’ biographies.