Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals

Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals: a Standard history source. Covers AD 534 – 581, with 85 events in chronological order. Text license and provenance included.

TypeStandard history
ViewpointInsider account
Years coveredAD 534 – 581
Events85 events, 73 placed on the map
Author令狐德棻 등
Original title周書 帝紀

Regions: China 85

Events

YearPlaceEventPassage
AD 534長安Emperor Xiaowu, pursued by Gao Huan, leaves Luoyang and enters Guanzhong; Yuwen Tai receives him with full ceremony at Dongyang post and makes Chang'an the capital周書 卷1 永熙3年7月
AD 534潼關Qi Shenwu (Gao Huan) raids and takes Tongguan, invading as far as Huayin; Yuwen Tai camps at Bashang to face him, attacks Xue Jin and takes 7,000 prisoners周書 卷1 永熙3年8月
AD 537潼關Yuwen Tai secretly leaves Chang'an with 6,000 cavalry, defeats Dou Tai of Eastern Wei at Xiaoguan, captures over 10,000 men and kills Dou Tai周書 卷2 大統3年1月
AD 537弘农Yuwen Tai leads twelve generals east, swears an oath at Tongguan, and in the rain takes Hongnong, beheading Li Huibo and capturing 8,000周書 卷2 大統3年8月
AD 537沙苑At Shayuan (Weiqu) he ambushes in the reed beds, rises at the drum, crushes Qi Shenwu's army, kills 6,000 and receives the surrender of over 20,000周書 卷2 大統3年10月
AD 538河橋In the battles of Heqiao and Mangshan he kills Gao Aocao of Eastern Wei and captures 15,000; but the left army is at a disadvantage, so he loses Luoyang and withdraws周書 卷2 大統4年8月
AD 543洛陽 北 邙山He breaks Gao Huan's army with a night raid at Mangshan, but the left army under Zhao Gui and others is at a disadvantage, so he withdraws at night周書 卷2 大統9年3月
AD 546玉壁Qi Shenwu besieges Yubi for 60 days, but Wei Xiaokuan holds out; Qi loses 20 to 30 percent of its men, he falls ill, burns his camp and withdraws周書 卷2 大統12年9月
AD 552南鄭Daxi Wu besieges Nanzheng for over a month, and Xiao Xun, governor of Liangzhou, surrenders周書 卷2 魏廢帝1年4月
AD 553姑臧Yuwen Tai crosses the Long mountains with 30,000 cavalry and the Jincheng River, reaches Guzang, and the Tuyuhun, frightened, offer tribute周書 卷2 魏廢帝2年4月
AD 553成都Yuchi Jiong takes Chengdu and pacifies Jiannan周書 卷2 魏廢帝2年8月
AD 554江陵Yu Jin and others attack Jiangling with 50,000 men and take it in a single day; they capture and kill Emperor Yuan of Liang, and drag away over 100,000 people as slaves周書 卷2 魏恭帝1年11月
AD 556長安Following the Rites of Zhou, he establishes the six ministries and makes Yuwen Tai Grand Preceptor and Grand Steward周書 卷2 魏恭帝3年1月
AD 556雲陽宮Yuwen Tai dies at Yunyang Palace and entrusts the succession to Yuwen Hu周書 卷2 魏恭帝3年10月
AD 557長安Western Wei's Emperor Gong abdicates; Emperor Xiaomin ascends as Heavenly King, founding the Northern Zhou. He reports to Heaven at the chailiao ritual and enfeoffs the Wei emperor as Duke of Song周書 卷3 孝閔1年1月
AD 557Zhao Gui, Duke of Chu, plots rebellion but is discovered in advance and executed周書 卷3 孝閔1年2月
AD 557Dugu Xin, Duke of Wei, is forced to take his own life周書 卷3 孝閔1年3月
AD 557The plot of Li Zhi and others to remove Yuwen Hu leaks out; Yuwen Hu has Yuchi Gang and Helan Xiang depose and confine Emperor Xiaomin, who is killed at age sixteen周書 卷3 孝閔1年
AD 557長安Yuwen Hu has Yuwen Yu brought from Qizhou, and Emperor Ming ascends the throne in Chang'an周書 卷4 明帝1年9月
AD 557建康In Liang, Chen Baxian deposes Xiao Fangzhi and establishes himself as ruler (Emperor Wu of Chen)周書 卷4 明帝1年10月
AD 558北豫州Sima Xiaonan, Northern Qi governor of Beiyuzhou, brings his prefecture to submit; Daxi Wu and Yang Zhong go to receive him周書 卷4 明帝2年3月
AD 558同州Emperor Ming passes his former home in Tongzhou and composes a poem周書 卷4 明帝2年9月
AD 559洮陽Helan Xiang attacks Tuyuhun and captures the two cities of Taoyang and Honghe; the Tuyuhun flee周書 卷4 武成1年5月
AD 559長安The title of Heavenly King is changed to Emperor, and King Wen is posthumously honored as Emperor Wen周書 卷4 武成1年8月
AD 559成都Yuwen Xian, Duke of Ancheng, is made Governor-General of Yizhou and given charge of Shu周書 卷4 武成1年8月
AD 560長安Emperor Ming is poisoned in his food and falls gravely ill; he hands the throne to Yuwen Yong, Duke of Lu, and dies at Yanshou Hall at age 27周書 卷4 武成2年4月
AD 560長安Yuwen Yong ascends the throne (Emperor Wu)周書 卷5 武成2年4月
AD 561長安Yuwen Hu is made Commander of All Military Affairs at Court and in the Field, and the six ministries designed by Taizu are promulgated in the ancestral temple周書 卷5 保定1年1月
AD 562蒲州At Puzhou irrigation channels are opened, and at Tongzhou the Longshou Canal is opened to widen irrigation周書 卷5 保定2年1月
AD 563原州Emperor Wu travels to Yuanzhou, climbs Longshan in the ninth month and returns to Tongzhou周書 卷5 保定3年7月
AD 563平陽With the Turks, they plan to attack Qi: Yang Zhong leads 10,000 cavalry in front, while Daxi Wu goes out to Pingyang with 30,000 cavalry to coordinate周書 卷5 保定3年12月
AD 564晉陽Yang Zhong breaks the Great Wall of Qi, reaches Jinyang, and then turns back周書 卷5 保定4年1月
AD 564潼關Emperor Wu, at the ancestral temple, gives Yuwen Hu the axe and banner for the campaign on Qi; Yuwen Hu marches to Tongguan, Quan Jingxuan to Yuzhou, and Yang Xin to Zhiguan周書 卷5 保定4年10月
AD 564洛陽Yuchi Jiong besieges Luoyang; Yuwen Xian camps at Mangshan and Yuwen Hu is stationed at Shanzhou周書 卷5 保定4年11月
AD 564洛陽The Qi army crosses the Yellow River and reaches Luoyang; the Zhou army scatters in alarm, Wang Xiong is killed, and Yang Xin dies at Zhiguan; they withdraw (first campaign fails)周書 卷5 保定4年12月
AD 567沌口Yuwen Zhi, who marches south to rescue Hua Jiao, is defeated at Dunkou by Chen's Chunyu Liang and Wu Mingche, and Yuan Ding is captured in Jiangnan周書 卷5 天和2年9月
AD 568長安Ashina of the Turks arrives in Chang'an as empress, and a great amnesty is declared周書 卷5 天和3年3月
AD 569宜陽Yuwen Xian builds the walls of Chongde and others at Yiyang周書 卷5 天和4年9月
AD 570龍門Qi's Hulü Mingyue raids the border and builds a wall from Huagu on the north bank of the Fen River to Longmen周書 卷5 天和5年12月
AD 571龍門When Yuwen Xian crosses the Yellow River at Longmen, Hulü Mingyue retreats to Huagu, and the five newly built cities fall周書 卷5 天和6年3月
AD 571宜陽Yuwen Chun and Tian Hong take nine Qi cities, including Yiyang周書 卷5 天和6年4月
AD 572長安Emperor Wu kills Grand Steward Yuwen Hu and his sons and begins personal rule, changing the era to Jiande周書 卷5 建德1年3月
AD 573長安Emperor Wu gathers ministers, monks and Daoists, and rules on the order among Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism, placing Confucianism first周書 卷5 建德2年12月
AD 574長安Both Buddhism and Daoism are banned, sacred images and scriptures are destroyed, and monks and Daoists are returned to lay life周書 卷5 建德3年5月
AD 574長安Prince Yuwen Zhi raises troops in Chang'an and tries to break into Suzhang Gate, but fails and flees周書 卷5 建德3年7月
AD 574荊州Yuwen Zhi is captured in Jingzhou and demoted to commoner周書 卷5 建德3年8月
AD 575Emperor Wu gathers the grand generals and above and sets out his plan for an eastern campaign against Qi; the officials agree周書 卷6 建德4年7月
AD 575河陰Emperor Wu takes the great city of Heyin with 60,000 men but cannot break the inner citadel; he falls ill and withdraws at night in the ninth month. Yuwen Xian and others take over 30 cities but abandon them and return (second campaign)周書 卷6 建德4年8月
AD 576伏俟城Crown Prince Yuwen Yun attacks the Tuyuhun, reaching Fuqi city before returning周書 卷6 建德5年8月
AD 576Emperor Wu lays out his strategy to attack Jinzhou first, and uses military law to suppress the objections of the generals as he sets out for the eastern campaign周書 卷6 建德5年10月
AD 576晉州The emperor reaches Jinzhou, orders the roads guarded and attacks the city; with help from Wang Gui and others the city falls, Wei Xianggui is captured, and Liang Shiyan is left as prefect周書 卷6 建德5年10月
AD 576晉州At Dazhen in front of Jinzhou, 80,000 Zhou troops crush the Qi army; Gao Wei flees toward Bingzhou with a few dozen riders周書 卷6 建德5年12月
AD 576介休Emperor Wu pursues the Qi ruler; at Gaobi, Gao Anagong's forces scatter, and at Jiexiu, Han Jianye surrenders the city周書 卷6 建德5年12月
AD 576晉陽At Bingzhou, Gao Yanzong meets them with 40,000 men; in the first clash the Zhou army is badly beaten and Emperor Wu barely escapes, but the next day they fight again, capture Gao Yanzong and pacify Bingzhou周書 卷6 建德5年12月
AD 577鄴Emperor Wu besieges Ye and pacifies it; the Qi ruler flees to Qingzhou周書 卷6 建德6年1月
AD 577青州Yuchi Qin captures Gao Wei, ruler of Qi, and the crown prince Gao Heng in Qingzhou周書 卷6 建德6年1月
AD 577冀州Yuwen Xian and Yang Jian subdue Gao Hao, who held out in Jizhou; all the circuits of Qi submit and Guandong is pacified (55 prefectures, 162 commanderies, 385 counties, 3.3 million households)周書 卷6 建德6年2月
AD 577長安Emperor Wu returns to Chang'an, presents the Qi ruler and the other prisoners at the ancestral temple, and enfeoffs Gao Wei as Duke of Wenguo周書 卷6 建德6年4月
AD 577徐州(呂梁)Wu Mingche of Chen invades Lüliang; Liang Shiyan opposes him, is defeated, and withdraws to Xuzhou. Wang Gui sets out to subdue them周書 卷6 建德6年11月
AD 577晉陽5,000 men of the Dongshouyang locals raid Bingzhou city, but Yuwen Shenju defeats them周書 卷6 建德6年12月
AD 578洛陽Emperor Wu tours Ye, Huaizhou and Luozhou, and has a palace established at Huaizhou周書 卷6 宣政1年1月
AD 578徐州(呂梁)Wang Gui defeats the Chen army at Lüliang, captures Wu Mingche and others, and kills or takes as prisoners over 30,000 men周書 卷6 宣政1年3月
AD 578幽州The Turks enter Youzhou, killing and plundering officials and common people周書 卷6 宣政1年4月
AD 578雲陽宮Emperor Wu raises troops from five routes for a northern campaign against the Turks, but falls ill, stays at Yunyang Palace, and halts the army周書 卷6 宣政1年5月
AD 578Emperor Wu dies at night inside his carriage on the way back to the capital, at age 36周書 卷6 宣政1年6月
AD 578長安Yuwen Yun ascends the throne (Emperor Xuan) and then kills Yuwen Xian, Prince of Qi, Shangzhuguo周書 卷7 宣政1年6月
AD 578范陽Lu Changqi of Youzhou holds Fanyang and rebels; Yuwen Shenju suppresses him周書 卷7 宣政1年6月
AD 579洛陽Seeking to revive the old capital of Heluo, he mobilizes troops from Shandong, builds the Luoyang palace, and commands 40,000 workers at once周書 卷7 大象1年2月
AD 579鄴Emperor Xuan hands the throne to his crown prince Yuwen Yan at Ye and calls himself Heavenly Emperor (Tianyuan Huangdi)周書 卷7 大象1年2月
AD 579壽陽The army attacking Chen takes Shouyang (Wei Xiaokuan), Huangcheng (Yuwen Liang) and Guangling (Liang Shiyan), so all of Jiangbei is pacified周書 卷7 大象1年11月
AD 579廣陵Liang Shiyan takes Guangling周書 卷7 大象1年11月
AD 579Emperor Xuan rides a post horse to Luoyang, covering 300 li in a single day周書 卷7 大象1年12月
AD 580豫州Yuwen Liang raises troops and attacks Wei Xiaokuan at Yuzhou, but is defeated and dies周書 卷7 大象2年3月
AD 580長安Emperor Xuan dies at 22; Liu Fang and Zheng Yi forge an edict so that Yang Jian is assisted by the imperial will周書 卷7 大象2年5月
AD 580長安Emperor Jing enters the Tiantai; Yang Jian becomes Commissioner with Golden Axe and Grand Chancellor of the Left, and all officials gather under him周書 卷8 大象2年5月
AD 580相州Yuchi Jiong, governor-general of Xiangzhou, refuses to be replaced and rises in revolt; Wei Xiaokuan is sent as Field Marshal to suppress him周書 卷8 大象2年6月
AD 580長安Princes Yuwen Zhao (of Zhao) and Yuwen Sheng (of Yue) are executed on charges of plotting to seize power周書 卷8 大象2年7月
AD 580滎州Yuwen Zhou, governor of Xingzhou, raises troops; Yang Su suppresses him and kills him at Shiji in the eighth month周書 卷8 大象2年7月
AD 580青州Yuchi Qin, governor-general of Qingzhou, raises troops周書 卷8 大象2年7月
AD 580魯山·甑山Sima Xiaonan, governor-general of the 䢵 prefecture, rises in revolt and in the eighth month takes the garrisons of Lushan and Zengshan to flee to Chen周書 卷8 大象2年7月
AD 580益州Wang Qian, governor-general of Yizhou, refuses to be replaced and rises in revolt; Liang Rui is sent as Field Marshal to suppress him周書 卷8 大象2年8月
AD 580鄴Wei Xiaokuan defeats Yuchi Jiong at Ye City; Jiong kills himself, and Xiangzhou is pacified. Ye City is torn down and Xiangzhou is moved to Anyang周書 卷8 大象2年8月
AD 580益州Liang Rui defeats Wang Qian in Jiannan, pursues him and kills him; Yizhou is pacified周書 卷8 大象2年10月
AD 580長安An edict restores the surnames given by Taizu to their original form, and Yang Jian is elevated as Prince of Sui周書 卷8 大象2年12月
AD 581長安Yang Jian, Prince of Sui, takes a royal title (founding the Sui); Emperor Jing retreats to a separate palace, ending Northern Zhou at age 33. The Sui enfeoffs Emperor Jing as Duke of Jie周書 卷8 大定1年2月

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