Five Dynasties · General

Zhou Dewei 周德威

Attested AD 908 - AD 911

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhou Dewei was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 908 天祐五年九月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 13
AD 908 天祐五年二月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 8-9
AD 911 天祐八年正月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 18
AD 909 天祐六年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 14

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 8, 13

Events and relationships

Defeated Liang at Meng Ruan
AD 909 天祐六年 · Military · Commander · At Meng Ruan 蒙阮
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 14
Defeated Liang at Spirit Mountain
AD 908 天祐五年九月 · Military · Commander · At Spirit Mountain 神山
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 13
Raided Liang prefectures
AD 911 天祐八年正月 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 18
Returned from Luanliu to Taiyuan
AD 908 天祐五年二月 · Military · Commander · At Taiyuan 太原
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 8
Relation Subordinate of · Person Cunxu (存勖)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passages 8, 13

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 8

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 5Volume 5 Later Tang Annals 2: Zhuangzong 2 · 5 passages

二月，執而戕之，且以先王之喪、叔父之難告周德威，德威自亂柳還軍太原。 In the second month he arrested and executed Kening, then sent word to Zhou Dewei of his father’s death and his uncle’s revolt. Dewei broke camp at Luanliu and marched back to Taiyuan.

梁夾城兵聞晉有大喪，德威軍且去，因頗懈。 Liang’s besiegers at Jia Fortress heard of the Jin mourning and of Dewei’s withdrawal, and their guard went slack.

九月，蜀王王建、岐王李茂貞及楊崇本攻梁大安，晉亦遣周德威攻其晉州，敗梁軍於神山。 In the ninth month Wang Jian of Shu, Li Maozhen of Qi, and Yang Chongben struck Liang at Da’an. Jin sent Zhou Dewei against Jinzhou and beat Liang at Spirit Mountain.

六年，劉知俊叛梁，來乞師，王自將至陰地關，遣周德威攻晉州，敗梁軍於蒙阮。 In the sixth year Liu Zhijun turned on Liang and asked Jin for aid. The king led the host to Yindi Pass, sent Zhou Dewei on Jinzhou, and crushed Liang at Meng Ruan.

別遣周德威徇梁夏津、高唐，攻博州，破東武、朝城，遂擊黎陽、臨河、淇門，掠新鄉、共城。 Zhou Dewei he sent to overrun Liang’s Xiajin and Gaotang, storm Bozhou, take Dongwu and Chaocheng, and raid Liyang, Linhe, and Qimen, sacking Xinxiang and Gongcheng.