Dou Wei (Tang dynasty)

Dou Wei
竇威
BornUnknown
Baoji, Shaanxi
Died25 July 618
Xi'an, Shaanxi
Other names
  • Wenwei (文蔚; courtesy name)
  • Duke Jing of Yan'an (延安靖公; posthumous name)
OccupationStatesman
SpousePrincess Xiao
FatherDou Chi
In this Chinese name, the family name is Dou.

Dou Wei (died 25 July 618[1]), courtesy name Wenwei, formally Duke Jing of Yan'an, was a Sui dynasty official who, after the founding of the Tang dynasty in June 618, briefly served as a chancellor until his death a month later.

  1. ^ ([武德元年]六月....辛丑，内史令窦威卒。) Jiu Tang Shu, vol.01