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Liú Biǎo (劉表 142 – 208 ) was the governor of the Jing province in China towards the end of the Han Dynasty . He was of the same extended family as the Han emperors, and thus extremely loyal to the Han cause. Once the land became consumed with war (c. 193 AD), he warred with Sun Jian, a warlord during that time. One of Liú Biǎo's brilliant strategists, Kuai Liang , devised a plan to eliminate Sun by crushing him with logs as he rode towards the main camp of Liú Biǎo, thus causing the downfall of the Tiger of Jiang Dong. Later, this warlord’s two sons, Sun Ce and Sun Quan , caused Liu no end of trouble as they sought to avenge their father’s death. However, they did not cause Liu's demise. Whilst Cao Cao , in the north, was gaining renown, Liú Biǎo chose to neither help nor hinder his conquests. Later, during Cao Cao’s battle against the Yuans ( 203 - 207 AD), Liu remained neutral, despite being the only other warlord in a position to oppose the two powers. However, Liú Biǎo eventually decided to shelter Liu Bei , an enemy of Cao Cao, after he fled the Yuans to unite with his brothers. This made him a target of Cao Cao’s wrath. And, after the Yuan’s defeat, a large army was sent south to conquer Jing. Allied with Liu Bei, the pair won some early victories. But eventually, due to a disadvantage in numbers and a decline in his relations with Liu Bei (due to the meddling of Cai Mao 's family), he was defeated. Although he died shortly before the war with Cao Cao, his sons (under the protection and guidance of Liu Bei) continued the fight several more years. Liú Biǎo’s country of Jing was the largest and most central Chinese province during the Han dynasty, and saw many important battles in decades to follow. SEE ALSO End Of Han Dynasty . |
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