Li Qiu (黎球) (died 911/912''

Zizhi Tongjian The ''Zizhi Tongjian'' (1084) is a chronicle published during the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) that provides a record of Chinese history from 403 BC to 959 AD, covering 16 dynasties and spanning almost 1400 years. The main text is ...

'', vol. 268.) was an army officer who ruled Qian Prefecture (虔州, in modern

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) briefly after assassinating the previously ruler

Lu Yanchang Lu Yanchang (盧延昌) (died 911) was a ruler of the Qian Prefecture (虔州, in modern Ganzhou, Jiangxi) region early in the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He inherited his position from his father Lu Guangchou, who had ruled th ...

in 911, early in the

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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He died shortly after taking over Lu's position.

Brief rule of Qian Prefecture

Little is known about Li Qiu's background. What is known is that, as of 911, he carried the title of the commander of the Baisheng Army (百勝軍) under

the prefect of Qian Prefecture. (Lu's father

Lu Guangchou Lu Guangchou (盧光稠) (died 910) was a warlord late in the Chinese Tang dynasty and who nominally submitted to both the succeeding Later Liang and Later Liang's rival Wu after the end of Tang, who controlled the Qian Prefecture (虔州, in mod ...

had carried the title of defender of Baisheng Circuit, so presumably this was a title that Li had carried over from serving under Lu Guangchou.)''

New History of the Five Dynasties The ''Historical Records of the Five Dynasties'' (''Wudai Shiji'') is a Chinese history book on the Five Dynasties period (907–960), written by the Song dynasty official Ouyang Xiu in private. It was drafted during Ouyang's exile from 1036 t ...

'', vol. 41. That year, with Lu Yanchang's having alienated his army by spending his time on games and hunts, Li assassinated him and took over Qian Prefecture. He also considered killing Lu Guangchou's chief strategist

Tan Quanbo Tan Quanbo (譚全播) (857 - died 918?''Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms'' (十國春秋)vol. 8/ref>''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 270. or 950The Yihuang Tan Clan Genealogy (宜黃譚氏族譜) states that he was born in the 11th year of the ...

, but Tan escaped by claiming that he was retiring due to old age.

Zhu Wen Emperor Taizu of Later Liang (), personal name Zhu Quanzhong () (December 5, 852 – July 18, 912), né Zhu Wen (), name later changed to Zhu Huang (), nickname Zhu San (朱三, literally, "the third Zhu"), was a Chinese military general, mona ...

thereafter made Li the defender of Qian Prefecture. Li died soon thereafter and was succeeded by his officer

Li Yantu Li Yantu (李彥圖) (died 913) was a ruler of Qian Prefecture (虔州, in modern Ganzhou, Jiangxi) from 912 to 913, early in the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Nearly nothing is known about Li Yantu's personal background, includ ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Qiu 9th-century births 910s deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain Later Liang (Five Dynasties) generals