Pang Shigu was a general of the warlord

Zhu Wen Emperor Taizu of Later Liang (), personal name Zhu Quanzhong () (December 5, 852 – July 18, 912), né Zhu Wen (), name later changed to Zhu Huang (), nickname Zhu San (朱三, literally, "the third Zhu"), was a Chinese military general, mona ...

(future emperor Taizu of Later Liang) in the period preceding the collapse of the

Tang Dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdom ...

of China. Pang first distinguished himself during Zhu Wen’s campaigns against the rebels Huang Chao and later

Qin Zongquan Qin Zongquan (; died April 1, 889) was a Chinese military general, monarch, politician, rebel, and warlord during the Tang Dynasty. He was later a claimant to the imperial throne, in competition with Emperor Xizong of Tang and, later, Emperor Xiz ...

. Following this he gained more important positions and eventually the leadership of a full army. He successfully defeated and killed

Shi Pu Shi Pu (時溥) (d. May 9, 893Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 259.), formally the Prince of Julu (鉅鹿王), was a warlord of the late Tang dynasty, who controlled Ganhua Circuit (感化, headquartered ...

, governor of Ganhua and a powerful enemy of Zhu Wen. However when given command of an invasion of the territory of warlord

Yang Xingmi Yang Xingmi (; 852''Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms''vol. 1 – December 24, 905Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 265.), né Yang Xingmin (楊行愍, name changed 886), courtesy name Huayuan ...

he was defeated and killed by Yang at the

Battle of Qingkou The Battle of Qingkou was a battle fought in 897 during the period of constant warfare in China that preceded the collapse of the Tang dynasty. The battle was fought between armies loyal to the warlords Zhu Quanzhong (Zhu Wen) and Yang Xingmi, wit ...

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