Du Chongwei (杜重威)

Overview

Du Chongwei was a general.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 936 to AD 942 晉天福中
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 3
AD 946 開運末
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 9

Events and relationships

Surrendered
AD 946 開運末 · Surrender · Actor · With Khitan emperor (契丹主)
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 9
Relation Surrendered to · Person Khitan emperor (契丹主)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 9

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 106Volume 106 Book of Later Jin 8: Biographies 3: Wang Zhou, Liu Shenjiao, Wu Hanqiu, Zhang Guan, Li Yin, Liu Zaiming, Ma Wan, Li Yancong, Guo Jin, Huang Fuli, Bai Zairong, Zhang Peng · 2 passages

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晉天福初，範延光叛於魏州，周從楊光遠攻降之，安重榮以鎮州叛，從杜重威討平之，以功授貝州節度使。 Early in the Jin Tianfu reign, Fan Yanguang rebelled in Weizhou and Zhou joined Yang Guangyuan in the campaign that brought him down. When An Chongrong rose in Zhenzhou, Zhou followed Du Chongwei to crush that revolt and, for these services, was made military commissioner of Beizhou.

開運末，杜重威降於契丹，引契丹主臨城諭之。 Late in the Kaiyun era Du Chongwei surrendered to the Khitan and brought the Khitan emperor to the walls to urge the garrison to submit.