Qiuliju was a leader of the Wuhuan

Wuhuan

The Wuhuan were a proto-Mongolic nomadic people who inhabited northern China, in what is now the provinces of Hebei, Liaoning, Shanxi, the municipality of Beijing and the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia....

 tribe during the late Han Dynasty

Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...

 period of Chinese history

History of China

Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...

. He was the father of Louban.

In 187, Qiuliju joined Zhang Chun

Zhang Chun

Zhang Chun was a rebel leader during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.-Biography:Zhang led a revolt against Liu Yu, the governor of You Province. He was defeated and killed by one of his associates, Wang Zheng .-See also:...

 in his rebellion along the northern frontiers of China. They raised all the Wuhuan tribes to raid northern China, but in 188 they were defeated by the warlord Gongsun Zan

Gongsun Zan

Gongsun Zan , style name Bogui , a native of Liaoxi , was a warlord during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history.-Biography:...

. Qiuliju managed to reorganize his forces and dealt a blow to Gongsun's forces, and continued to harass the frontier regions until 190, when Liu Yu convinced him to surrender. Qiuliju died soon afterwards.