Dou Zhengu (竇貞固) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Dou Zhengu as an official, scholar, and statesman. This record brings together 12 passages from 6 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Dou Zhengu	竇貞固	Dou Zhengu
Surname	Dou	竇	Dou
Personal name	Dou Zhengu	竇貞固	Dou Zhengu
Personal	Dou Zhengu	竇貞固	Dòu Zhēngù
Title	Minister of Works and acting supervisor of the examinations	工部尚書、權知貢舉
Given	Zhengu	貞固	Zhengu
Personal	Zhengu	貞固	Zhengu
Surname		竇	Dou
Given		貞固	Zhengu

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:102:s0108, jiuwudaishi:144:s0078, jiuwudaishi:148:s0051
Sex: male
Explicit · xinwudaishi:011:s0032

Roles

Official
Scholar
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 丙子，馮道為大行皇帝山陵使，門下侍郎竇貞 · Western Year: AD 942
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:009:s0015
Source Date: Text: 乾祐二年 · Western Year: AD 949
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:102:s0108
Source Date: Text: 乾祐元年 · Western Year: AD 948
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:011:s0019
Source Date: Text: 乾祐元年三月；山陵使 · Western Year: AD 948
Explicit · xinwudaishi:010:s0071
Source Date: Text: 五年 · Western Year: AD 940
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:144:s0078, jiuwudaishi:144:s0135
Source Date: Text: 天福十二年九月；同平章事 · Western Year: AD 947
Explicit · xinwudaishi:010:s0059
Source Date: Text: 廣順元年 · Western Year: AD 951
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:011:s0063
Source Date: Text: 開運元年十一月 · Western Year: AD 944
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0047, jiuwudaishi:148:s0051

Career and standing

Label: Associate Grand Councilor / 同中書門下平章事 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天福十二年九月 · Western Year: AD 947
Explicit · xinwudaishi:010:s0059
Label: deputy mausoleum commissioner / 山陵副使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · xinwudaishi:009:s0015
Label: Minister of Works / 司空 · Action: appointed
Explicit · xinwudaishi:011:s0033
Label: acting supervisor of the examinations / 權知貢舉 · Action: held · Source Date: Text: 開運元年十一月 · Western Year: AD 944
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0051
Label: Minister of Works / 工部尚書 · Action: held · Source Date: Text: 開運元年十一月 · Western Year: AD 944
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0051
Label: Vice Censor-in-Chief / 御史中丞 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:144:s0078, jiuwudaishi:144:s0135
Status: dismissed · Action: removed
Explicit · xinwudaishi:011:s0081

Places and affiliations

Label: Later Jin / 晉 · Relation: served
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0047, jiuwudaishi:148:s0051

Works and attributed material

Work: Jin dynasty Veritable Records / 晉朝實錄 · Relation: sponsor
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:102:s0145
Kind: memorial · Role: author · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 開運元年十一月 · Western Year: AD 944
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0051, jiuwudaishi:148:s0052, jiuwudaishi:148:s0053, jiuwudaishi:148:s0054, jiuwudaishi:148:s0055, jiuwudaishi:148:s0056

Events and relationships

Kind: administrative · Role: commissioned-official · Action: drafted-ritual-and-music-regulations · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 五年 · Western Year: AD 940
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:144:s0078, jiuwudaishi:144:s0135
Kind: political · Role: memorialist · Action: proposed-restore-three-candle-exam-limit · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 開運元年十一月 · Western Year: AD 944
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0051, jiuwudaishi:148:s0054, jiuwudaishi:148:s0056

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0051

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 102Volume 102 Book of Later Jin 4: Emperor Yin Annals 2 · 2 passages

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辛亥，宰臣竇貞固加守司徒，蘇逢吉加守司空，蘇禹珪加左僕射，楊邠加右僕射，依前兼樞密使。 On xinhai, chief minister Dou Zhengu was given Acting Minister of Education, Su Fengji Acting Minister of Works, Su Yugui Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, and Yang Bin Right Vice Director, all continuing as before with concurrent Bureau of Military Affairs commissioner.

戊寅，司徒、門下侍郎、平章事竇貞固奏，請修晉朝實錄。 On wuyin, the Minister of Education, Vice Director of the Chancellery, and Grand Councilor Dou Zhengu memorialized requesting compilation of the Jin dynasty Veritable Records.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 144Volume 144: Treatises 6 Music 1 · 2 passages

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其正冬朝會禮節、樂章、二舞行列等事宜，差太常卿崔棁、御史中丞竇貞固、刑部侍郎呂琦、禮部侍郎張允與太常寺官一一詳定。 Concerning the mid-winter court assembly ritual procedures, hymns, formations of the two dances, and related matters, Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices Cui Zhi, Vice Censor-in-Chief Dou Zhengu, Vice Minister of Justice Lü Qi, Vice Minister of Rites Zhang Yun, and officials of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices are commissioned to determine each point in detail.

自唐末之亂，禮樂制度亡失已久，棁與御史中丞竇貞固、刑部侍郎呂琦、禮部侍郎張允等草定之。 Since the chaos at the end of Tang, ritual and music institutions had long been lost. Zhuo, together with Vice Censor-in-Chief Dou Zhengu, Vice Minister of Justice Lü Qi, Vice Minister of Rites Zhang Yun, and others, drafted regulations for them.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 148Volume 148: Treatises 10 Selection of Officials · 1 passage

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十一月，工部尚書、權知貢舉竇貞固奏：「進士考試雜文及與諸科舉人入策，歷代已來，皆以三條燭盡為限，長興二年，改令晝試。 In the eleventh month, Dou Zhengu, Minister of Works and acting supervisor of the examinations, wrote: "For jinshi literary examinations and policy tests with candidates of other categories, successive dynasties set the limit at three candles; in Changxing 2 this was changed to daytime testing.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 9Volume 9 Later Jin Annals 2: the Emperor That Fled · 1 passage

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丙子，馮道為大行皇帝山陵使，門下侍郎竇貞固為副，太常卿崔梲為禮儀使，戶部侍郎呂琦為鹵簿使，御史中丞王易簡為儀仗使。 On bingzi, Feng Dao was appointed commissioner for the late emperor’s mausoleum, with Menxia vice director Dou Zhengu as deputy; Cui Yuan oversaw the rites, Lü Qi the procession, and censor-in-chief Wang Yijian the honor guard.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Later Jin Annals 1: Gaozu, Emperor Yin · 2 passages

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九月甲戌，吏部尚書竇貞固守司空兼門下侍郎，翰林學士、中書舍人李濤為中書侍郎：同中書門下平章事。 On jiaxu Dou Zhengu of the Ministry of Personnel kept the Ministry of Works and the Vice Directorship of the Secretariat; Li Tao, Hanlin academician and drafting officer, became Vice Director—both Associate Grand Councilors.

三月壬戌，竇貞固為大行皇帝山陵使，吏部侍郎段希堯為副，太常卿張昭為禮儀使，兵部侍郎盧價為鹵簿使，御史中丞邊蔚為儀仗使。 On renxu Dou Zhengu directed the late emperor’s tomb works, with Duan Xiyao of the Ministry of Personnel as deputy; Zhang Zhao oversaw the rites, Lu Jia the procession, and Censor-in-Chief Bian Wei the honor guard.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 11Volume 11 Later Zhou Annals 2: Taizu · 4 passages

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隱帝以威為賢，於是悉召楊邠、史弘肇、蘇逢吉、禹珪、竇貞固、王章等皆賜以玉帶，威乃受。 Moved, the Hidden Emperor called in Yang Bin, Shi Hongzhao, Su Fengji, Yu Gui, Dou Zhengu, Wang Zhang, and the others and belted them too; then Wei accepted his own.

威又推功大臣，請加爵賞，於是加貞固司空，逢吉司徒，禹珪、邠左右僕射。 Wei pressed the case for his fellow ministers, and Dou Zhengu was elevated to Minister of Works, Su Fengji to Minister of Education, Yu Gui and Yang Bin to Vice Directors of the Left and Right.

戊午，次臯門，漢宰相竇貞固、蘇禹珪來勸進。 On wuwu he camped at Gao Gate, where Han chancellors Dou Zhengu and Su Yugui came to press him to ascend.

竇貞固、蘇禹珪罷。 Dou Zhengu and Su Yugui left office.