Sui and Tang · Military Officer

Nan Dexin 南德信

Nán Déxìn

Died AD 760

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Nan Dexin was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

AD 760 神功襲德信，斬之
Beheaded · Killed by Tian Shenggong (田神功)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 66

Attested activity

AD 760 南略江淮
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 144, passage 66

Events and relationships

Campaigned south then killed
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 66

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 144Volume 144 Biographies 69: Lai, Tian, Hou, Cui, Yan · 1 passage

思明使與南德信、劉從諫南略江淮，神功襲德信，斬之，從諫脫身走，乃並將其兵。 Siming sent him south with Nan Dexin and Liu Congjian to overrun Jianghuai; Shengong ambushed Dexin and killed him, and when Congjian fled he absorbed both armies.