Sui and Tang · Clan Leader

Zhou Faming 周法明

Attested AD 617 - AD 618

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhou Faming was a Clan Leader.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 617 四月
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 84, passages 96, 104
AD 618 義寧二年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 84, passages 144, 150

Career and standing

great clan leader 大族
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 104

Places and affiliations

At Yong'an 永安
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 104

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · With Li Mi (李密) · Paraphrased
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 150

Events and relationships

Raised jiang huang lands to join
AD 617 四月 · Political · Submitter · With Li Mi (李密)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 104
Submitted a memorial urging Li Mi to ascend the throne
Political · Petitioner · With Li Mi (李密)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 150

Source notes

Value historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 150

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 84Volume 84 Biographies 9: Li, Mi · 2 passages

永安大族周法明舉江、黃地附之，齊郡賊徐圓郎、任城大俠徐師仁來歸。 Zhou Faming, a great clan leader of Yong'an, raised the lands along the Jiang and Huang rivers to join him; the Qi Commandery bandit Xu Yuanlang and the Ren Commandery knight-errant Xu Shiren came to submit.

於是海岱、江淮間爭響附，竇建德、硃粲、楊士林、孟海公、徐圓朗、盧祖尚、周法明等悉上表勸進，府官屬亦請之。 Thereupon between the eastern sea, Mount Tai, the Yangtze, and the Huai, all vied to respond and attach themselves. Dou Jiande, Zhu Can, Yang Shilin, Meng Haigong, Xu Yuanlang, Lu Zushang, Zhou Faming, and others all submitted memorials urging him to ascend the throne, and the officials of his headquarters also requested it.