Liu Jinu’s alias is Liu Yu.

Because Liu Yu’s nickname was Jinu, he was also called Liu Jinu. He was an outstanding politician, reformer, and military strategist from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the founding monarch of the Liu Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties (reigned from July 10, 420 to June 26, 422).

In the third year of Yongchu (422), Liu Yu planned to conquer the Northern Wei Dynasty, but before he left the army, he died of illness at the age of sixty. His temple name was Gaozu, his posthumous title was Emperor Wu, and he was buried in the Chuning Mausoleum. He wrote a volume called "Synopsis of the Art of War", which is now lost.

Character Life

Liu Yu was poor since he was a child, and later joined the Beifu Army as a general. Starting from the third year of Emperor Long'an of Jin'an (399), he suppressed Sun En's uprising internally, eliminated Huanchu, Xishu, Lu Xun, Liu Yi, Sima Xiuzhi and other separatist and rebel forces, and brought about unification in the south that had not been seen in a century. situation.

Destroyed the Southern Yan, Hou Qin and other countries externally, surrendered Qiuchi, defeated the Northern Wei cavalry with Queyue Formation, recovered Huaibei, Shandong, Henan, Guanzhong, and regained the two capitals of Luoyang and Chang'an. With his great military exploits, he was able to take over the military and political power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was granted the title of Prime Minister, Yangzhou Mu, and was granted the title of King of Song Dynasty.

In the first year of Yongchu (420), Liu Yu established the Jin Dynasty on his own behalf, established his capital in Jiankang, and named his country "Song". During his reign, he learned from the previous dynasty's tyrannical gentry's experience of being tyrannical, strengthened centralization of power, restrained mergers, implemented territorial divisions, rectified official administration, reused humble scholars, revitalized education, and repeatedly sent envoys to visit the people's sufferings, despised corvee and reduced taxes, and abolished harsh laws. , improved social conditions and ended the era of clan dictatorship.

This established the political pattern of the Southern Dynasties in which "cold people control secrets". He made significant contributions to the economic development of Jiangnan and the protection and promotion of Han culture. He created the most extensive period of Jiangzuo Six Dynasties and laid a solid foundation for the "Yuanjia Rule". Li Zhi, a man of the Ming Dynasty, praised him as "the king who settled chaos and brought prosperity."