Sui and Tang · Warlord and Ruler

Dou Jiande 竇建德

Attested AD 621

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Dou Jiande was a warlord and Ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 621 拒竇建德於武牢
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 174

Events and relationships

Formation broken
Military · Opponent · At Hulao 武牢 · With Qin Shubao (秦叔寶)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 174

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 72Volume 68 Biographies 18: Weichi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Duan Zhixuan, Zheng Gongjin · 1 passage

太宗將拒竇建德於武牢，叔寶以精騎數十先陷其陣。 At Hulao he led several dozen elite horsemen in the first charge that broke Dou Jiande's line.