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Di Qing

Type Figure Region Northern Song Time c. 1008–1057 Also known as Di Wuxiang、Di Qing (famous Northern Song general)

Di Qing (c. 1008–1057), a famous Northern Song general, courtesy name Hanchen, from Xihe, Fenzhou (present-day Fenyang, Shanxi).

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  1. 1051–1054Yongxing Military Circuit · Xi'anDuring the Huangyou era, Di Qing, as Privy Councilor, oversaw frontier defense, garrisoned the Yongxing Military Circuit, defended against Western Xia, and reformed armaments, serving as a key pillar of Northern Song northwestern defenses.
  2. 1055–1057Kaifeng · KaifengDuring the Zhihe era, amid court suspicion of military officials, Di Qing was stripped of his post as Privy Councilor and sent to govern Chenzhou, later given honorary titles such as Acting Grand Preceptor, living idly in Kaifeng. He died of illness in the second year of Jiayou; the court posthumously granted him the titles Grand Commandant and Grand Councilor.

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