Liu Du (warlord)

Liu Du was a government official who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty of China.

Life

Liu Du served as the Administrator of Lingling Commandery.
In 209, the warlord Liu Bei led his forces to conquer the four commanderies in southern Jing Province: Wuling, Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling. Liu Du surrendered to Liu Bei along with the Administrators of the other three commanderies.

In ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''

In the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Du has a son, Liu Xian, whom he at one point sends along with Xing Daorong against Liu Bei. However, Liu Du surrenders when hearing of the defeat of Liu Xian.