Five Dynasties · General

Du Zhongwei 杜重威

Attested AD 946

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Du Zhongwei was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 946 三年秋
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 129, 131

Career and standing

overall campaign commander 都招討使
AD 946 三年秋 · Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 129

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 129

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52Volume 52 Miscellaneous Biographies 32: Du Zhongwei, Li Zhouzhen, Zhang Yanze · 2 passages

開運三年秋，杜重威為都招討使，李守貞兵馬都監，彥澤馬軍都排陣使。 In the autumn of the third year of Kaiyun, Du Zhongwei was overall campaign commander, Li Shouzhen was overall supervisor of horse and foot, and Yanze was chief array officer of the cavalry.

重威、守貞攻瀛州不克，退及武強，聞契丹空國入寇，惶惑不知所之，而彥澤適至，言虜可破之狀，乃與重威等西趨鎮州。 Zhongwei and Shouzhen failed to take Yingzhou, withdrew to Wuqiang, and heard the Khitan had emptied their state to invade. Panicked and unsure where to go, they were joined by Yanze, who argued the enemy could be beaten. They then hurried west with Zhongwei toward Zhenzhou.