Jiangling County
Little is recorded in history about Liu Du, except that he was a former Inspector () of Jing Province (covering present-day Hubei and Hunan) during the reign of Emperor Huan ( 146–168). In 162, when the local tribes in Wuling Commandery (武陵郡; around present-day Changde, Hunan) started a rebellion and attacked Jiangling County, Liu Du and Li Su (), the Administrator () of Nan Commandery (南郡; around present-day Jingzhou, Hubei), abandoned their posts and fled after the rebels defeated the government forces sent to resist them.