Region: China · Coordinates: 38.516, 114.984 · 17 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 184 | Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) | At the end of the reign of Emperor Ling, when the Yellow Turbans rose, Liu Bei followed Captain Zou Jing to suppress them, earned merit, and became Commandant of Anxi. |
| AD 526 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Xianyu Xiuli, a local strongman of Wuyuan, leads displaced people from the northern garrisons and rebels at Zuocheng in Dingzhou, adopting the reign title Luxing. |
| AD 698 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Mochuo took Dingzhou; the prefect Sun Yangao died, and the people were burned and killed. |
| AD 698 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In August 698 (Guichou day), Mochuo invades Feihu; on the day yimao he takes Dingzhou, killing the governor Sun Yangao and thousands of officials and people. |
| AD 900 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Zhu Quanzhong captured Dingzhou; Wang Gao of the Yiwu Army fled to Taiyuan. |
| AD 900 | New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals | Zhu Quanzhong attacked Zhenzhou, broke Lincheng, and received the surrender of Wang Rong; he then advanced on Dingzhou and received the surrender of Wang Chuzhi. |
| AD 900 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Zhang Cunjing attacks Dingzhou, and the Yiwu military governor Wang Gao asks for relief. |
| AD 928 | Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals | Du Yanqiu knew the city had defenses and did not want to rush the attack, but Zhu Hongzhao and Zhang Qianzhao pressed for an assault on the fortifications to earn merit, so he had no choice but to advance. |
| AD 928 | History of Liao (Liaoshi) | Wang Du, military governor of the Yiwu army of Tang, surrendered Dingzhou; he was sent to rescue Tuli Tiela of the Xi. |
| AD 928 | History of Liao (Liaoshi) | The Tang troops broke Dingzhou; Tiela died in battle, and dozens including Nieli Gun and Shala were captured. |
| AD 928 | New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals | Wang Du, military governor of the Yiwu Army, rebelled, and Wang Yanqiu was appointed Northern Field Pacification Commissioner to suppress him. |
| AD 928 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | An edict is issued stripping Wang Du of his titles (the Yi-Ding rebellion). |
| AD 929 | New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals | Wang Yanqiu defeated Dingzhou; Wang Du burned himself to death. |
| AD 929 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Ma Rangneng, commander of the Dingzhou capital, opens the gates and receives the government troops. |
| AD 947 | Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals | Ma Da fled to Dingzhou together with Cui Tingxun, military governor of Heyang, and Liu Xi, guardian of Luojing. |
| AD 988 | Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) | In the tenth month, marching to Changchengkou, the army of Dingzhou under Li Xing attacks but is defeated by Yelü Xiuge. |
| AD 1003 | Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) | The Liao Yelü Nuogun and Xiao Dalan advance on Dingzhou, and Wang Chao, the field commander, sends fifteen hundred foot soldiers ahead to meet them at Wangdu county, killing many. |