Zhou Dewei (周德威) | 24 Histories

Overview

Zhou Dewei was a general.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 915 周德威已先至
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 66

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 66

Events and relationships

Arrived first
AD 915 周德威已先至 · Military · Commander · At Linqing 臨清
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 66

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 22Volume 22 Later Liang Biographies 2: Kang Huaiying, Liu Xun, Niu Cunjie, Zhang Guiba, Wang Zhongshi, Xu Huaiyu · 1 passage

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鄩至樂平，遇雨，不克進而旋，急趨臨清，爭魏積粟，而周德威已先至，鄩乃屯於莘縣，築甬道及河以饋軍。 Rain stopped Xun at Leping and forced him back. He raced to Linqing for Wei’s grain stores, but Zhou Dewei was already there; Xun fell back to Shen County, built a supply road to the river, and fed his men.