Liu Cunhou

Liu Cunhou (; 24 January 1885 - June 1960) was a Republic of China general and warlord of the Sichuan clique during the Warlord Era. He later joined the National Revolutionary Army but was forced to retire after his forces were defeated by the Chinese Communists in 1933.

Biography Liu was born in Jianzhou (now Jianyang) in 1885. He entered the Sichuan Military Academy and graduated in 1907. He then went to Japan to study. He returned to China in 1909, where he joined the Tongmenghui in Yunnan. During the 1911 Revolution, he rebelled along with Cai E and led Yunnan Army troops into Sichuan. After the establishment of the Republic of China, Liu became a subordinate of Yin Changheng and became a commander of the 4th Division of the Sichuan Army. During the Second Revolution, Liu supported Yuan Shikai and was given command of the 2nd Division. However, he later supported the rebelling forces during the anti-Yuan National Protection War.

Liu later became the Beiyang government-appointed governor of Sichuan. He was opposed by Xiong Kewu, who defeated him in 1918. Liu then fled to Shaanxi. In 1920, the Yunnan clique invaded Sichuan, and Liu aligned himself with Xiong Kewu and became governor of Sichuan once again. In 1921, Liu's governorship was challenged by other members of the Sichuan clique, so he fled to the Shaanxi border. He was appointed by the Beiyang government as the Sichuan-Shaanxi Border Guard Inspector and the Sichuan Army Inspector, but he held little influence and power.

In 1948, Liu served as a representative of the National Congress of the Kuomintang in the National Assembly. With the Kuomintang defeat in the Chinese Civil War, Liu fled to Taiwan with the help of his former classmate Yan Xishan. In Taiwan, he was hired as a national policy advisor to the presidential office.

Liu lived as a melon seller in Taipei in his twilight years. He died in June 1960.