Liu Pi

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Liu Pi (general)

Liu Pi (died 201) was a Yellow Turban rebel general during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.

Biography

After the decline of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Pi's men allied themselves with Yuan Shu and Sun Jian in the early 190s. His party thrived in the Yingchuan (穎川) and Runan region, and by the mid-190s they were numbered at by the tens of thousands. In 196, the warlord Cao Cao set out against the Yellow Turban remnants; in the battles that ensued, Liu Pi's colleague Huang Shao (黄邵) was killed and Liu surrendered with the other leaders.

As the northern Yuan Shao declared war on Cao Cao in 200, Liu Pi rebelled against Cao Cao and plundered Xuchang. Yuan sent Liu Bei to support Liu Pi, but the combined forces were defeated by Cao Cao's general Cao Ren; Liu Bei fled back to Yuan Shao and Liu Pi was killed.

The first volume of the Records of the Three Kingdoms contains conflicting accounts about Liu Pi's death: in an earlier passage it states that Liu Pi was killed with Huang Shao during Cao Cao's bandit sweeping campaign in 196, while a later passage in the same volume states he rebelled in 200 and was killed by Cao Ren. Rafe de Crespigny noted that while it was possible that the group under Liu Pi still kept his name after he died, it is more probable that the first account of Liu Pi's death is premature.

Liu Pi, Prince of Wu

Liu Pi (simplified Chinese: 刘濞; traditional Chinese: 劉濞; pinyin: Liú Pì, 216–154 BC) was a nephew of Emperor Gao of Han, son of Liu Xi, Prince of Dai, and created as Prince of Wu by Emperor Gao. During the reign of Emperor Jing, he initiated the Rebellion of the Seven States to resist centralizing policies, in which he was defeated and killed.

Biography

In 196 BC, he was made Marquess of Pei at the age of 20. He demonstrated his combat ability as a cavalry general in the campaign against Ying Bu. In 195 BC, Emperor Gao promoted Pi to Prince of Wu due to his growing worry of the Wu provinces.

When Emperor Wen of Han was in throne, Pi's son Liu Xian and Crown Prince Qi (later Emperor Jing of Han) involved in a game of Liubo which ended in the crown prince accidentally killing Pi's son with the chess board. Out of revenge and growing distrust of the Emperor, Pi started building up wealth and military in his territory. Emperor Wen believed his son was at fault and did not hold Pi accountable for his expansion.