Sui and Tang · General

An Shenwei 安神威

Attested AD 756

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

An Shenwei was a general.

Life and dates

Death

died of grief 憂死
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 12

Attested activity

AD 756 同羅背賊
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 141, passage 12

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 141Volume 141 Biographies 66: Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li Han, Lu, Gao · 2 passages

俄而同羅背賊，以廄馬二千出奔，賊將孫孝哲、安神威招之不得，神威憂死，官吏驚走，獄囚皆逸。 Soon the Tongluo turned against the rebels and fled with two thousand stable horses. The rebel generals Sun Xiaozhe and An Shenwei could not win them over; Shenwei died of grief; officials fled in alarm, and all the prisoners escaped.

光遠以為賊且走，命人守神威、孝哲等第，斬曳落河二人。 Guangyuan thought the rebels were about to flee; he had men guard the residences of Shenwei, Xiaozhe, and the others, and beheaded two Tiele guards.