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Qian Liu

Type Figure Region China Time 852–932 Also known as Qian Jumei、Qian Poliu、King Wusu of Wuyue

Qian Liu (852–932), courtesy name Jumei, childhood name Poliu, from Lin'an, Hangzhou, was the founding ruler of the Wuyue kingdom in the Five Dynasti…

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  1. 852–878Lin'an, Hangzhou · ZhejiangQian Liu was born to a farming family in Lin'an, Hangzhou; as a youth he sold salt, later enlisted as a common soldier, and distinguished himself with bravery and strategy amid the warlord conflicts of the late Tang.
  2. 878–907Hangzhou · HangzhouDuring the Huang Chao rebellion Qian Liu led local militia to help the Tang suppress the uprising; rewarded with promotion, he gradually took control of the prefectures of the Two Zhe, becoming the de facto ruler of western Zhejiang and later being enfeoffed King of Yue.
  3. 907–932Hangzhou · HangzhouEnfeoffed King of Wuyue in 907, he secured his borders and pacified the people, built sea walls against tidal flooding, and developed agriculture and overseas trade, making the Two Zhe one of the most prosperous and stable regions of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. He died in Hangzhou in 932.

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