Overview
Zhou Di was a Linchuan warlord and rebel.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Chen
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 557 to AD 564 Chen founding conflictsDirectly stated · Book of Chen 13, passage 50
- AD 557 to AD 566 依周迪至高宗南征Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 18, passages 77, 90
- AD 557 to AD 573 史臣曰Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 13, passages 176-177
- AD 563 四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 22, passage 23
- AD 562 天嘉三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 15, passages 38-39; Book of Chen 20, passage 100
- AD 561 天嘉二年…周迪據臨川反Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 22, passages 19-20
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- AD 561 天嘉二年Directly stated · Book of Chen 11, passage 23
- AD 561 to AD 563 天嘉二年至四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 11, passages 120, 122
- AD 564 天嘉五年Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 41
- AD 563 天嘉四年Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passages 69, 98
- AD 558 永定二年Directly stated · Book of Chen 11, passage 18
- AD 558 永定二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 172-173
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Nephew of Zhou Di (周迪兄子)Directly stated · Book of Chen 20, passage 100
- Sibling of Elder brother of Zhou Di (周迪兄)elder brother 兄 · Uncertain siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Chen 20, passage 100
- Spouse of Wife of Zhou Diwife 妻Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 39
- Sibling of Zhou Fangxing (方興)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Chen 13, passage 90
- Kinship Role children · Quantity unspecified · wife and children captured; children unnamed pluralDirectly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 39
Key source chapters
- Book of Chen, Chapter 13 Volume 13: Xu Shipu; Lu Xida; Zhou Fu; Xun Lang; Zhou Jiong 17 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 10 Volume 10: Zhou Tiehu; Cheng Lingxi 2 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 11 Volume 11: Huang Faqu; Chunyu Liang; Zhang Zhaoda 8 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 18 Volume 18: Shen Zhong; Yuan Bi; Liu Zhongwei; Lu Shancai; Wang Zhi; Wei Zai 4 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 22 Volume 22: Lu Zilong, Qian Daoji, Luo Ya 4 passages
Places and affiliations
- At Linchuan 臨川 · Relation HeldDirectly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 39
Works and attributed material
- Type speech · Summary deceptively invoked former comradeship and kinship to induce Zhou Fu to swear an oath · Addressed to Zhou Fu (周敷)Directly stated · Book of Chen 13, passages 98-99
- Historian comment · Subject of judgment · Extent Unit Ids s0176, s0177, s0178Directly stated · Book of Chen 13, passages 176-178
Events and relationships
- Mutual slaughterDirectly stated · Book of Chen 13, passage 177
- Raised armsMilitary · Rebel leader · At Linchuan 臨川Directly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 39
- Rebelled in Linchuan; fled; sheltered by Chen Baoying; fled againMilitary · RebelDirectly stated · Book of Chen 11, passages 120-123
- RebelledAD 561 天嘉二年 · Military · RebelDirectly stated · Book of Chen 11, passage 23
- RebelledMilitary · Rebel leader · At Linchuan 臨川Directly stated · Book of Chen 22, passage 20
- Returned to fieldDirectly stated · Book of Chen 22, passage 23
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- Was attackedAD 558 永定二年 · Military · Defended party · With Yu Xiaoxiang (余孝頃) · At Linchuan 臨川 · Counterpart Person Ids Yu Xiaoxiang (余孝頃), Shen Ke (沈恪) · Outcome Relieved by Shen KeDated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 172-174
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment saw fortune's turn, rose to regional governorship and full marquis · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Chen 13, passage 176
- Assessment swore intimate bonds with Zhou Fu then turned blades on each other from power and profit; baser than Hu and Yue · With Zhou Fu (周敷) · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Chen 13, passages 177-178
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Chen 15, passage 12
References in the histories
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