| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 杜祺, 杜祺, Dù Qí |
| Nickname | Staff Major of Martial Strategy (武略中郎将) on Zhuge Liang's northern roster |
| Other name | Đỗ Kỳ |
| INFORMATION | |
| Birth Place | Nanyang County, Nanyang commandery (present-day Nanyang, Henan) |
| Death Reason | Unknown — not recorded in surviving histories or the novel |
| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Shu Han |
| Battles |
|
Biography & Historical Record
Du Qi (杜祺, Đỗ Kỳ) was a Shu Han staff officer of the Three Kingdoms period, preserved in expedition rosters rather than in individual battle narratives. Chen Shou’s Sanguozhi and later encyclopedias list him among Shu officials associated with Zhuge Liang’s governance and northern campaigns, but no full biography survives. He belongs to the large class of historically attested yet thinly documented names whom Luo Guanzhong includes to show the scale of the 227 AD mobilization.
In the novel Du Qi is named as Staff Major of Martial Strategy (武略中郎将) on the northern expedition roster in Chapter 91. He does not speak, duel, or receive a death scene; readers should distinguish him from Du Yi (杜义), Du Wei (杜微), and the fictional wooden-ox officer Du Rui (杜叡).
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chapter 91 (Zhuge Liang Presents a Memorial Before His Expedition; The Lord of Shu Mourns Guan Yu and Zhang Fei): After Liu Shan (刘禅, Lưu Thiện) approves the northern campaign, Zhuge Liang (诸葛亮, Gia Cát Lượng) reads the full civil and military roster at headquarters. Among the field appointments he names Du Qi (杜祺, Đỗ Kỳ) as Staff Major of Martial Strategy, listed with Du Yi (杜义, Đỗ Nghĩa), Fan Qi (樊岐, Phàn Kỳ), and dozens of other officers who march toward Hanzhong while Guo Youzhi (郭攸之), Dong Yun (董允), and Fei Yi (费祎) remain to govern Chengdu.
Du Qi (杜祺) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Chapter 91
Northern expedition roster
Named Staff Major of Martial Strategy when Zhuge Liang announces the full staff for the 227 AD campaign — one name among more than a hundred civil and military officers.
Chapter 91 (same arc)
Chengdu garrison contrast
While Du Qi is on the marching roster, Zhuge Liang leaves over a hundred officials including Qiao Zhou as Grand Astrologer to govern Shu — Du Qi goes north, not staying in the capital administration.
227 AD
First Northern Expedition context
Shu launched repeated campaigns against Wei from Hanzhong; roster officers like Du Qi represent the bureaucratic depth Chen Shou recorded even when individual stories were not preserved.
For detailed historical records, explore Du Qi on Wikipedia and the Kongming.net encyclopedia entry.
Key Relationships
Family
- No spouse, parent, or child recorded in Sanguozhi or the novel roster.
Friends
- Zhuge Liang (诸葛亮, Gia Cát Lượng): Chancellor who listed Du Qi on the Chapter 91 expedition staff.
- Du Yi (杜义, Đỗ Nghĩa): Fellow officer named on the same roster as Staff Major (行参军裨将军).
- Fan Qi (樊岐, Phàn Kỳ): Named Staff Major on the same northern expedition list in Chapter 91.
- Yang Yi (杨仪, Dương Nghi): Chief of Staff (领长史绥军将军) on the same roster — senior to Du Qi in expedition hierarchy.
Enemies
- Cao Wei (曹魏, Tào Ngụy): The state against which Du Qi’s listed expedition was directed — no individual Wei opponent is named in connection with him.
Other
- Liu Shan (刘禅, Lưu Thiện): Shu emperor who approved the northern campaign in Chapter 91.
- Zhao Yun (赵云, Triệu Vân) and Deng Zhi (邓芝, Đặng Chi): Front-line vanguard named in the same chapter while Du Qi remains a staff-list name.
- Qiao Zhou (谯周, Kiều Chu): Astronomer who opposed the expedition in Chapter 91 — the debate Du Qi’s roster entry follows.
In Novel
Chapter 91
- Du Qi (杜祺, Đỗ Kỳ): Named as Staff Major of Martial Strategy (武略中郎将) on Zhuge Liang's northern expedition roster after Liu Shan approves the campaign — listed with Du Yi, Fan Qi, and over a hundred other officers; no dialogue.
In History
Summary
- Du Qi (杜祺, Đỗ Kỳ) is attested as a Shu Han official in Three Kingdoms-period catalogs. Individual biography details are sparse; the novel's Chapter 91 roster aligns with the historical pattern of naming expedition staff.
Year: c. 227 AD
- Listed among Shu officers associated with Zhuge Liang's northern campaigns in post-Han administrative records cited by later encyclopedias.
Historical Record
- Referenced in Sanguozhi administrative contexts and modern catalogs such as Wikipedia's List of people of the Three Kingdoms (D).
- No independent biography chapter in Hou Hanshu or Pei Songzhi annotations — a real but minor name preserved through roster citations.
COMMENTS (0)