Sui and Tang · Commandant

Dugu Wudu 獨孤武都

Attested AD 617 - AD 621

Passages: 5
Chapters: 4
Histories: 3

Overview

Dugu Wudu was a Commandant.

Life and dates

Death

Execution · Authority Wang Shichong (王世充)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 45

Attested activity

AD 618 二年庚戌
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 35
AD 617 to AD 618 大業末
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 79, passage 63
AD 618 to AD 621 王世充據洛時
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 45
AD 618 義寧二年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 84, passages 144, 149

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Dugu Luo (獨孤羅)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Sui 79, passage 63
Parent of Dugu Shiren (獨孤師仁)
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 46

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Commandant of Heyang Commandery 河陽郡尉
Held
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 35
Heyang Commandant 河陽都尉
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 149
execution 誅
Suffered · Authority Wang Shichong (王世充)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 45

Events and relationships

Plotted to defect to Tang
Political · Conspirator · With Wang Shichong (王世充)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 45
Surrendered to Li Mi
Political · Surrendering official · With Li Mi (李密)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 149
Surrendered to
AD 618 二年庚戌 · Military · Surrenderer · With Li Mi (李密)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 35

Source notes

Value historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 149

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 203Volume 193 Biographies 143: Exemplary Women · 2 passages

時又有獨孤武都，謀叛王世充歸國，事覺誅死。 At the same time there was Dugu Wudu, who plotted to defect from Wang Shichong to the Tang; the plot was discovered and he was put to death.

武都子師仁，年始三歲，世充以其年幼不殺，使禁掌之。 Wudu's son Shiren was only three years old; Shichong spared him because of his youth but had him imprisoned under guard.

Book of Sui, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Emperor Gong · 1 passage

庚戌，[3]河陽郡尉獨孤武都降於李密。 On gengxu day, [3] Dugu Wudu, commandant of Heyang Commandery, surrendered to Li Mi.

Book of Sui, Chapter 79Volume 79 Biographies 44: Imperial Affines · 1 passage

纂弟武都，大業末，亦為河陽郡尉。 Zuan's younger brother Wudu also became commandant of Heyang at the end of the Daye period.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 84Volume 84 Biographies 9: Li, Mi · 1 passage

將作大匠宇文愷子儒童、河南留守職方郎柳續、河陽都尉獨孤武都、河內郡丞柳燮皆降。 Director of Palace Construction Yuwen Kai's son Rutong, Henan Garrison Director of the Bureau of Operations Liu Xu, Heyang Commandant Dugu Wudu, and Henei Commandery Assistant Director Liu Xie all surrendered.