Liu Xin (劉信) | 24 Histories

Overview

Liu Xin was a Wu general who captured Qian Prefecture in AD 918.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 911 to AD 918 全播治虔州七年
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 31

Events and relationships

Captured Ganzhou
Military · Commander · With Tan Quanbo (譚全播) · At Ganzhou 虔州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 41, passage 31

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 41Volume 41 Miscellaneous Biographies 21: Lu Guangchou, Tan Quanbo, Lei Man, Zhong Chuan, Zhao Kuangning · 1 passage

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全播治虔州七年，有善政，楊隆演遣劉信攻破虔州，以全播歸廣陵，卒年八十五。 Quanbo ruled Ganzhou seven years and governed well. Yang Longyan of Wu sent Liu Xin to take the city, carried Quanbo off to Guangling, and there he died at eighty-five.