Five Dynasties · General

Zhou Dewei 周德威

Attested AD 912

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhou Dewei was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 912 天祐九年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 1

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 1

Events and relationships

Defeated Yan at Yangtou Ridge
Military · Commander · With Shan Tinggui (單廷珪)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 28
Marched east from Feihu
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 1

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 28Volume 28 Book of Later Tang 4: Zhuangzong Annals 2 · 6 passages

天祐九年春正月庚辰朔，周德威等自飛狐東下。 In the first month of Tianyou 9 (gengchen new moon), Zhou Dewei led his force east from Feihu.

德威進迫幽州，守光出兵拒戰，燕將王行方等以部下四百人來奔。 Dewei closed on Youzhou; Shouguang marched out to fight, while Yan officers including Wang Xingfang defected with four hundred men.

戊申，周德威遣李存暉攻瓦橋關，下之。 On wushen Zhou Dewei sent Li Cunhui against Waqiao Pass and captured it.

五月乙卯朔，周德威大破燕軍於羊頭岡，擒大將單廷珪，斬首五千餘級。 On the yimao new moon of the fifth month Zhou Dewei smashed the Yan host at Yangtou Ridge, took the great general Shan Tinggui, and beheaded over five thousand.

德威自涿州進軍於幽州，營於城下。 Dewei marched from Zhuozhou to Youzhou and pitched camp under the walls.

庚申，周德威報劉守光三遣使乞和，不報。 On gengshen Zhou Dewei reported that Liu Shouguang had sued for peace three times without reply.