| Liu Heita | |||||||||
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| Reign | 622–623 | ||||||||
| Died | 623 | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Sui and Tang dynasties | ||||||||
Liu Heita (Chinese: 劉黑闥) (died 623) was an agrarian rebel leader during China's transition period from the Sui dynasty to the Tang dynasty, who initially successively served under Hao Xiaode (郝孝德), Li Mi, and Wang Shichong. He eventually followed Dou Jiande the Prince of Xia. After Dou was killed by Emperor Gaozu of Tang in 621 and his territory was taken by Tang, Liu rose to avenge Dou, and briefly recaptured Dou's territory, north of the Yellow River.
Liu was then defeated by the Tang general Li Shimin (the eventual Emperor Taizong) and then Li Shimin's brother Li Jiancheng the Crown Prince.
In 623, Liu was captured by his one-time subordinate Zhuge Dewei (諸葛德威) and executed.