Five Dynasties · General

Zhou Dewei 周德威

Zhōu Déwēi

Attested AD 915 - AD 917

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhou Dewei was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 915 幽帥周德威納之
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 201
AD 917 節度使周德威…拒於居庸關之西
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 224

Career and standing

Youzhou commander 幽帥
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 201
military governor 節度使
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 224

Events and relationships

Answered insolently
Diplomatic · Respondent
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 202
Defeated
Military · Defender
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 224
Received
Asylum · Receiver · With Qi Xingben (齊行本)
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 201

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 201

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 1Volume 1 Annals 1: Taizu 1 · 3 passages

數日亡去，幽帥周德威納之。 Within a few days he fled, and Zhou Dewei, the Youzhou commander, took him in.

及詔索之，德威語不遜，乃議南征。 When an edict demanded his return, Dewei answered insolently, and the court thereupon debated a southern campaign.

三月辛亥，攻幽州，節度使周德威以幽、并、鎮、定、魏五州之兵拒於居庸關之西，合戰於新州東，大破之，斬首三萬餘級，殺李嗣恩之子武八。 On xinhai day in the third month he attacked Youzhou. Zhou Dewei, the military governor, met him west of Juyong Pass with troops from You, Bing, Zhen, Ding, and Wei; they joined battle east of Xinzhou and were utterly broken; more than thirty thousand heads were taken, and Li Si'en's son Wuba was killed.