Overview
Duke of Pei was a ruler and Warlord.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 207 沛公從雒陽南出至入咸陽Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 54, 64
- BC 206 項羽至鴻門Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 72, 85
Career and standing
- Duke of Pei 沛公HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 54
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qin 秦 · Relation OpposedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 56, 62, 64
- At Bashang 霸上 · Relation Encamped atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 71
- At Hongmen 鴻門 · Relation Threatened atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 72
- At Luoyang 雒陽 · Relation Traveled fromDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 54
- At Wan 宛 · Relation CapturedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 55
- At Wu Pass 武關 · Relation EnteredDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 55
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- At Xianyang 咸陽 · Relation EnteredDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 64-65
- At Xuanyuan Pass 轘轅 · Relation Passed throughDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 54
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Zhang Liang (張良) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 75, 77, 79-80
Events and relationships
- Admitted sealing passes on advicePolitical · LeaderDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 77
- Asked to explain to Xiang YuDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 84
- Captured citiesMilitary · Commander · At Han cities 韓 · Quantity over tenDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 54
- CapturedDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 55
- Entered and wished to remainPersonal · Occupant · At Qin palace 秦宮Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 65
- Inclined to accept defectionMilitary · CommanderDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 59
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- Joined byDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 54
- Misunderstanding resolvedDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 85
- Ordered to holdDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 55
- Planned assaultMilitary · Commander · At Yao Pass 嶢 · Force 20000Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 56
- Pledged marriage allianceDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 83
- Pursued and defeatedMilitary · Commander · At Lantian 藍田Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 63
- Received surrenderDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 64
- Refused remonstranceDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 66
- RoutedMilitary · Commander · At Qin army 秦軍Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 62
- WithdrewMilitary · Commander · At Bashang 霸上Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 71
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment settling into Qin pleasures is aiding the tyrant Jie · Mode speech Speaker Zhang Liang (張良)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 69
- Item Qin palace halls, curtains, horses, treasures, and women by the thousand 宮室帷帳狗馬重寶婦女 · Relation EncounteredDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 65
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 54
- An unnamed petty scholar advised him to seal the passes and exclude the other lords so that he might rule all of Qin's landsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 77
References in the histories
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