Ge Congzhou (葛從周)

Overview

Ge Congzhou was a general.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 897 乾寧四年八月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 11
AD 884 唐中和四年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 25

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 25

Events and relationships

Flooded walls
Military · Commander · At Suzhou 宿州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 36
Joint campaign
Military · Commander · With Pang Shigu (龐師古)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 11
Surrendered
AD 884 唐中和四年 · Military · Participant
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 25
Relation Colleague of · Person Pang Shigu (龐師古)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 11

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21Volume 21 Book of Later Liang 21: Biographies 11: Pang Shigu, Huo Cun, Fu Daozhao, Xu Huaiyu, Guo Yan, Li Tangbin, Wang Qianyu, Liu Kangyi, Wang Yanzhang, He Delun · 4 passages

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乾寧四年八月，與葛從周分統大軍，渡淮以伐楊行密。 In the eighth month of Qianning 4 he and Ge Congzhou led the main force across the Huai against Yang Xingmi.

唐中和四年，太祖大破巢軍於王滿渡，時存與葛從周、張歸霸皆自巢軍來降，太祖宥而納之。 In Zhonghe 4 the Founder shattered Chao's host at Wangman Ford; Cun came over with Ge Congzhou and Zhang Guiba, and the Founder spared them and took them in.

太祖之討宿州也，葛從周以水壞其垣，丁會以師乘其墉，存戰壘外，敗其軍，宿人乃降。 In the Founder's siege of Suzhou, Ge Congzhou flooded the walls, Ding Hui escaladed the rampart, and Cun fought outside the wall and broke the garrison until Suzhou submitted.

梁攻宿州，葛從周引水浸之，丁會與存戰城下，遂下之。）〉 When Liang besieged Suzhou, Ge Congzhou flooded the walls; Ding Hui and Cun fought at the foot of the wall and the city fell.)〉