Niu Cunjie (牛存節) | 24 Histories

Overview

Niu Cunjie was a general.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 888 梁遣牛存節、丁會
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 13

Events and relationships

Defeated
Military · Commander · With Li Hanzhi (李罕之) · At Yan River 沇水
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 13

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 45Volume 45 Miscellaneous Biographies 25: Zhang Quanyi, Zhu Youqian, Yuan Xiangxian, Zhu Hanbin, Duan Ning, Liu Qi, Zhou Zhiyu, Lu Siduo · 1 passage

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全義乞兵於梁，梁遣牛存節、丁會等以兵萬人自九鼎渡河，擊敗罕之於沇水，晉軍解去。 Quanyi cried to Liang for men. Niu Cunjie and Ding Hui crossed at Jiuding with ten thousand troops, smashed Hanzhi on the Yan River, and Jin pulled away.