Five Dynasties · General

Zhou Dewei 周德威

Attested AD 913

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhou Dewei was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 913 天祐十年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 64

Career and standing

Military commissioner of Youzhou 幽州節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 79

Events and relationships

Defeated Shouguang near Tan
Military · Commander · With Liu Shouguang (劉守光)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 65

References in the histories

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History

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 28Volume 28 Book of Later Tang 4: Zhuangzong Annals 2 · 8 passages

庚午，周德威自涿州將兵躡之。 On gengwu Zhou Dewei marched from Zhuozhou in pursuit.

壬申，守光自檀州南山而遁，德威追及，大敗之，獲大將李劉、張景紹及將吏八百五十人，馬一百五十匹。 On renshen Shouguang fled south over the Tan hills; Dewei overtook him, crushed his force, and captured the great generals Li Liu and Zhang Jingshao with eight hundred fifty officers and clerks and one hundred fifty horses.

守光得百餘騎遁入山谷，德威急馳，扼其城門，守光惟與親將李小喜等七騎奔入燕城。 Shouguang fled into the hills with barely a hundred riders; Dewei raced ahead and blocked the gates; Shouguang and seven intimates led by Li Xiaoxi alone broke into the Yan city.

己丑，守光遣牙將劉化修、周遵業等以書幣哀祈德威。 On jichou he sent Liu Huaxiu, Zhou Zunye, and other staff with gifts and groveling letters to Dewei.

庚寅，守光乘城以病告，復令人獻自乘馬玉鞍勒易德威所乘馬而去，俄而劉光浚擒送守光偽殿直二十五人於軍門。 On gengyin he stood on the wall pleading sickness, then offered his own horse with jade trappings for Dewei's mount and withdrew; shortly Liu Guangjun delivered twenty-five of Shouguang's sham palace attendants to camp.

守光又乘城謂德威曰：「予俟晉王至，即泥首俟命。」 Shouguang called down again: "I will wait for the Prince of Jin, then kowtow and take orders."

祈德威即馳驛以聞。 He urged Dewei to relay the plea by urgent dispatch.

十二月庚午，墨製授周德威幽州節度使。 On gengwu in the twelfth month a black-edict made Zhou Dewei military commissioner of Youzhou.