[ Father of Liu Feng, who Liu Bei adopted as his heir. His family held a county fief in Changsha.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: K‘ou
Simplified Chinese: 侯寇
Family and Relationships
Liu Feng (Son)
Fact vs. Fiction
Differences Between Fact and Common Fiction
- Historic details of Lord Kou are sparse. Much of the story behind Liu Bei’s adoption of Liu Feng in the novel is fictional.
Literary Appearances
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 36
Sanguozhi: Shu 10
Biography
Lord Kou was of the Kou family, who held a county fief in Changsha, and was related by marriage to the Liu clan of that commandery. When Liu Bei came to Jing province in AD 201 he had no heir, so he adopted Kou Feng, then ten years of age, as his son. (1)
1: Source: Rafe de Crespigny