Zhoupan, 周槃, was a place on the frontier of Sui China.[1] The Sui Shu says that Ishbara Khan invaded the Sui with all his strength. The emperor posted his commanders along the frontier, and Daxi Zhangru held Zhoupan.[1] The chapter adds that all of them were beaten by the Göktürks.[1] The Bei Shi repeats the sentence.[2]
According to the Zizhi tongjian, Daxi met Ishbara at Zhoupan in the twelfth month of 582 with two thousand men. After three days of fighting the Göktürks withdrew. This is the battle of Zhoupan.[3] In the biography of the Sui officer Zhangsun Sheng, Ishbara came by way of Lanzhou into the country of Zhoupan and beat Daxi’s army.[4] In the edict of 583 the emperor wrote that Ishbara had lately made for Zhoupan. Soon afterwards, he wrote, the Bogu and the Shuheluo within his own tribes had risen.[5]
Location
One reading places Zhoupan, a town, on the northern edge of Qingyang county in Gansu.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Sui Shu (Book of Sui), juan 84
- ^ Bei Shi (History of the Northern Dynasties), juan 99
- ^ Zizhi tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance), juan 175
- ^ Sui Shu (Book of Sui); Mau-tsai 1958, Turkish edition, p. 137
- ^ Sui Shu (Book of Sui), juan 84; Zizhi tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance), juan 175
- ^ Mau-tsai 1958, Turkish edition, p. 68
Sources
- Sui Shu (Book of Sui), juan 84
- Bei Shi (History of the Northern Dynasties), juan 99 (after Wei Shu, Zhou Shu and Sui Shu)
- Zizhi tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance), juan 175 (after Wei Shu, Zhou Shu, Sui Shu and Bei Shi)
Literature
- Liu Mau-tsai, Çin Kaynaklarına Göre Doğu Türkleri (1958, Turkish edition)
What links here3
- Persons
- Lijicha
- Battles & Events
- Battle of Zhoupan (582) · Edict of Emperor Wen against the Göktürks (583)
Cite this article
Yavuz, Emre-E. “Zhoupan.” Turkic Atlas, revised 8 November 2026. https://turkicatlas.org/places/zhoupan/
Last revised: 8 November 2026
