Zhou Luohou
Chinese general and administrator (542-605)
Zhou Luohou (Chinese: 周羅㬋, 542–605), courtesy name Gongbu (公布), was a Chinese general and administrator serving under the Chen and Sui dynasties. He died in the battles against Yang Liang's rebel remnants. His posthumous name was Zhuang (壯, "strong").
During the Liang dynasty
Zhou Luohou's ancestral home was Xunyang (潯陽) in Jiujiang. His father Zhou Fahao (周法暠) was a general under the Liang dynasty. When he was a teenager, Zhou Luohou was good at riding and archery and lived a free and unrestrained life. He hunted with dogs and eagles, and he played military games with other daredevils he gathered around him. His grandfather's brother warned him to mend his ways, but Zhou Luohou never changed.
During the Chen dynasty
During the Chen dynasty, Zhou Luohou distinguished himself in battles and received the title Kaiyuan General (開遠將軍). During Emperor Xuan's reign (569–582) he governed Jurong.
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