Gu Quanwu
| Gu Quanwu (顧全武) | |
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| Born |
864 Yuyao, Yue Prefecture, Tang dynasty |
| Died |
c. 931 (aged 66–67) Wuyue |
| Gu Quanwu | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 顧全武 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 顾全武 | ||||||
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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Gu.
Gu Quanwu (864–931) was a general and official during the late Tang dynasty and early Five Dynasties period, serving under the warlord Qian Liu who founded the Wuyue kingdom. He was nicknamed "Monk Gu" for having been a Buddhist monk during his youth. Gu was instrumental in helping Qian crush his former lord Dong Chang in 896. Gu also had much success against the warlord Yang Xingmi, although he was once captured by Yang's general Li Shenfu.
References
- (Chinese) Sima Guang (1084). Zizhi Tongjian [Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance].
- (Chinese) Wu Renchen (1669). Shi Guo Chunqiu [Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms].
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