Zu Ti | |
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祖逖 | |
Inspector of Yu Province (豫州刺史) | |
In office 313 –321 | |
Monarch | Emperor Min of Jin/Emperor Yuan of Jin |
General Who Exerts Might (奮威將軍) | |
In office 313–321 | |
Monarch | Emperor Min of Jin/Emperor Yuan of Jin |
Personal details | |
Born | 266 Qiuxian county, Hebei |
Died | c.October 321 (aged 55) Zhengzhou, Henan |
Relations | Zu Yue (brother) Zu Gai (brother) Zu Na (half-brother) Zu Dashou (alleged descendant) |
Children | Zu Huan Zu Mi Zu Pei Zu Shei Zu Ji Zu Xian |
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Occupation | Military general |
Courtesy name | Shizhi (士稚) |
Zu Ti (266 – c.October 321[1]), courtesy name Shizhi, was a Chinese military general of the Jin dynasty. Between 313 and 321, he commanded an expeditionary force to reclaim territory in northern China that were lost during the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians. Although Zu Ti received little support from the Jin court in Jiankang, he was able to push all the way to the south of the Yellow River, battling local warlords, the Han-Zhao dynasty and then the Later Zhao dynasty. Zu Ti fought Later Zhao to a truce before having his authority diminished by the Jin imperial court due to concerns of a civil war back home. He soon died in disappointment, and his gains were quickly overturned by the Zhao following his death. Zu Ti's northern expedition was the first in a series by the Jin launched against the Sixteen Kingdoms, and while it failed in the end, he has been lauded as a hero for his determination to reclaim lost northern territory.