Du Yanqiu (杜晏球) | 24 Histories

Overview

Du Yanqiu was a general.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 923 龍德三年六月戊子
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 154-155
AD 923 杜晏球
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 34
AD 923 莊宗入汴
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 84

Key source chapters

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10 Volume 10 Book of Later Liang 10: Later Emperors Annals 3 1 passage
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 57 Volume 57 Book of Later Tang 33: Biographies 9: Gao Chongtao 1 passage
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 73 Volume 73 Book of Later Tang 49: Biographies 25: Mao Zhang, Nie Yu, Wen Tao, Duan Ning, Kong Qian, Li Ye 1 passage

Events and relationships

Attacked the new Tang fortifications at Bozhou, failed, and withdrew to Zou mouth
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 155

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Book of Later Liang 10: Later Emperors Annals 3 · 1 passage

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戊子，王彥章、杜晏球率兵急攻博州之新壘，不克，遂退保於鄒口。 On wuzi Yanzhang and Du Yanqiu failed to storm Bozhou’s new works and fell back to Zou mouth.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 57Volume 57 Book of Later Tang 33: Biographies 9: Gao Chongtao · 1 passage

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居三日，梁軍果至，城壘低庳，沙土散惡，戰具不完，汴將王彥章、杜晏球率眾攻擊，軍不得休息。 Three days later the Liang army arrived. The walls were low, the soil loose and poor, and the equipment incomplete. Wang Yanzhang and Du Yanqiu of Liang led their forces in repeated assaults, giving the defenders no respite.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 73Volume 73 Book of Later Tang 49: Biographies 25: Mao Zhang, Nie Yu, Wen Tao, Duan Ning, Kong Qian, Li Ye · 1 passage

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未幾，莊宗入汴，凝自滑率兵而南，前鋒杜晏球至封丘，解甲聽命。 Before long Emperor Zhuangzong entered Bian. Ning led troops south from Hua, and vanguard commander Du Yanqiu reached Fengqiu, laid down his arms, and awaited orders.