Five Dynasties · General

Zhou Dewei 周德威

Zhōu Déwēi

Attested AD 911

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhou Dewei was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 911 天祐八年二月戊午
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 177

Career and standing

Zhenwu Army military commissioner 振武節度使
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 200

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 177

Events and relationships

Advanced to Linhe and drove Luo Zhouhan to Guanyin Gate
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 177-178
Left to hold Zhao
Military · Garrison commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 192
Overran Bei Bo Dongwu Chaocheng Liyang
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 186-187

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 27Volume 27 Book of Later Tang 3: Zhuangzong Annals 1 · 6 passages

二月戊午，師次洹水，周德威進至臨河。 On wuwu in the second month the host camped on the Huan; Dewei pushed to Linhe.

己未，魏帥羅周翰出兵五千，塞石灰窯口，周德威以騎掩擊，迫入觀音門。 On jiwei Luo Zhouhan of Wei led five thousand to hold Lime Kiln Pass; Dewei's horse surprised them and chased them to Guanyin Gate.

乙丑，周德威自臨清徇地貝郡，攻博州，下東武、朝城。 On yichou Dewei from Linqing overran Bei, took Bo, and seized Dongwu and Chaocheng.

時澶州刺史張可臻棄城而遁，遂攻黎陽，下臨河、淇門。 Chan's Zhang Kezhen fled; Dewei then took Liyang, Linhe, and Qimen.

壬午，帝發趙州，歸晉陽，留周德威戍趙州。 On rengwu he left Zhao for Jinyang and left Dewei to hold the city.

上令押衙戴漢超持墨製及六鎮書如幽州，其辭曰：「天祐八年三月二十七日，天德軍節度使宋瑤、振武節度使周德威、昭義節度使李嗣昭、易定節度使王處直、鎮州節度使王鎔、河東節度使尚書令晉王謹奉冊進盧龍橫海等軍節度、檢校大尉、中書令、燕王為尚書令、尚父。」 He ordered Dai Hanchao to Youzhou with the ink edict and six-circuit letters reading: "On the twenty-seventh day of the third month of Tianyou 8, Song Yao of Tiande, Zhou Dewei of Zhenwu, Li Sizhao of Zhaoyi, Wang Chuzhi of Yiding, Wang Rong of Zhen, and the Jin Prince, Minister Director and military commissioner of Hedong, reverently advance Liu Shouguang, commissioner of the Lulong and Henghai armies, honorary Grand Marshal, Grand Councilor, and Prince of Yan, to Minister Director and August Father."