Sui and Tang · Protector-General of Annam

Gui Zhongwu 桂仲武

Attested AD 819

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gui Zhongwu was a Protector-General of Annam.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 819 元和十四年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 135, passage 178

Career and standing

protector-general of Annam 都護
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 135, passage 178

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 135Volume 131 Biographies 81: Li Mian; Li Gao and His Sons Xianggu and Daogu · 3 passages

朝廷命唐州刺史桂仲武為都護，且招諭之。 The court appointed Gui Zhongwu, prefect of Tang Prefecture, as the new protector-general and sent envoys to negotiate.

仲武至境，清不納，復約束部署，刑戮憯虐，人無聊生。 When Gui Zhongwu reached the frontier, Yang Qing refused to admit him. He tightened his grip, and his punishments grew savage until the people could barely survive.

仲武使人諭其酋豪，數月間，歸附繼至，約兵七千餘人，收其城，斬清及其子志貞，籍沒其家。 Gui Zhongwu won over the tribal leaders. Within months their allegiance shifted, until he mustered some seven thousand men, retook the city, executed Yang Qing and his son Zhizhen, and confiscated the family's property.