Mother Lady An (安氏) Siblings Liu Zhiyuan | Name Liu Chong | |
Issue Liu Yun (劉贇), sonLiu Chengjun (劉承鈞), sonLiu Gao (劉鎬), sonLiu Kai (劉鍇), sonLiu Qi (劉锜), sonLiu Xi (劉錫), sonLiu Xian (劉銑), son | ||
3rd wjwc jianshu c liu chong feng chn
Liu Min (劉旻) (c. 895 – 954), named Liu Chong (劉崇) before 951, also known by his temple name Shizu (世祖), was the founding emperor of imperial China's Northern Han state during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He was an ethnic Shatuo and the younger brother of Later Han's founder Liu Zhiyuan.
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- 3rd wjwc jianshu c liu chong feng chn
- Early life
- During Later Jin
- Formation of the Northern Han
- Relations with neighbors
- Personal information
- References
Liu Chong created Northern Han in the Shatuo base in modern Shanxi after his eldest son was killed in 951 by general Guo Wei, who overthrew Later Han to found the Later Zhou. In 954, Liu Chong was defeated by Guo's successor Chai Rong in the Battle of Gaoping and died soon afterwards.
Early life
The young Liu Chong drank and gambled and was once sentenced to join the military with his face tattooed.
During Later Jin
When Liu Zhiyuan became the military governor of Hedong (河東; roughly modern Shanxi), he named Liu Chong his chief director (都指揮使).
Formation of the Northern Han
Liu Min was the brother of Liu Zhiyuan, the founder of the Later Han, which was the last of three successive Shatuo Turk dynasty. The Later Han fell in 950 with the rise of the Later Zhou. Liu Min declared himself the legitimate successor of the Later Han, and formed the Northern Han (sometimes called Eastern Han) kingdom in Shanxi, the traditional power base of the Shatuo Turks.
Relations with neighbors
The kingdom was wedged between its two larger, more powerful neighbors, the Later Zhou to the south, and the Khitan Liao Dynasty to the north. Liu Min restored traditional ties with the Khitans, who served as protectors to the Northern Han Kingdom, allowing it to last later than any of the other kingdoms traditionally listed as one of the Ten Kingdoms