Sui and Tang · Rebel Warlord

Qin Zongquan 秦宗權

Qín Zōngquán

Attested AD 883 - AD 889

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Qin Zongquan was a rebel Warlord.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 884 to AD 889 宗權始熾
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 189, passage 83
AD 883 to AD 884 與秦宗權合兵
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 189, passages 71, 78

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Active in
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 71

Events and relationships

Ravaged twenty plus prefectures
Military · Warlord
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 83
Supplied rebels
Military · Supplier
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 78
Relation Allied with · Person Huang Chao (黃巢)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 71

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 71

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 189Volume 189 Biographies 114: Gao, Zhao, Tian, Zhu · 3 passages

巢聞楷死，驚且怒，悉軍據溵水，與秦宗權合兵數十萬，繚長壕五周，百道攻之。 Huang Chao, hearing that Kai was dead, was shocked and furious. He massed his entire army on the Yin River, joined Qin Zongquan for a force of hundreds of thousands, dug five rings of trenches around the city, and assaulted it from every side.

宗權輸鎧仗軍須，賊益張。 Qin Zongquan sent armor, arms, and supplies, and the rebels grew bolder still.

巢雖敗，宗權始熾，略地數千里，屠二十餘州，唯陳賴犨獨完，以功檢校司徒，加泰寧、浙西兩節度，皆在陳並領之。 Though Huang Chao was beaten, Qin Zongquan now rose to power, seizing territory for thousands of li and massacring people in more than twenty prefectures. Chen alone, thanks to Chou, stood intact. For this he was made Acting Grand Mentor and given the Taining and Zhexi circuits as well—all governed from Chen in his own hands.