Overview
Zhou Dewei was a general.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 917 十四年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passages 26-28
- AD 913 周德威攻圍幽州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 22
Career and standing
- general 將Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 22
Places and affiliations
- Later Tang 後唐Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passages 22, 30
Events and relationships
- AttackedAD 917 十四年 · Military · Commander · With Lu Wenjin (盧文進) · Summary Struck Lu Wenjin with troops; Wenjin fared ill and fled to the Khitan.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 27
- BesiegedAD 913 周德威攻圍幽州 · Military · Commander · At Youzhou 幽州 · Summary Attacked and besieged Youzhou.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 22
- DefeatedAD 917 十四年 · Military · Commander · At Xinzhou 新州 · Summary Led thirty thousand to punish Wenjin; Khitan horsemen relieved Xinzhou and Dewei was routed, his army nearly annihilated.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 28
References in the histories
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