Ancient China · Official

Gan Luo 甘羅

Born c. BC 252

Passages: 14
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gan Luo was an official.

Life and dates

Age

12
BC 241 茂既死後，甘羅年十二 · Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 199

Attested activity

BC 241 to BC 240 甘羅說趙、張唐相燕
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passages 193, 199, 208, 214, 228

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Gan Mao (甘茂)
grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 211
Child of Parent of Gan Luo (甘羅之父)
child 子 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 211

Career and standing

upper minister 上卿
BC 241 to BC 240 甘羅說趙、張唐相燕 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 228
Gan Mao's original fields and residence 始甘茂田宅
BC 241 to BC 240 甘羅說趙、張唐相燕 · Restored to
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 228

Places and affiliations

Polity Qin 秦 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 228

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Addressed to King Xiang of Zhao (趙襄王) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passages 216, 218, 220-224
Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Zhang Tang (張唐) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passages 200, 202, 204, 206-207
Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Lü Buwei (文信侯) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passages 193, 195, 198-199, 210

Events and relationships

Persuaded Zhang Tang to go
BC 241 to BC 240 甘羅說趙、張唐相燕 · Diplomatic · Persuader · With Zhang Tang (張唐)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passages 208, 212
Won five cities and Yan attack
BC 241 to BC 240 甘羅說趙、張唐相燕 · Diplomatic · Envoy · With King Xiang of Zhao (趙襄王) · At Zhao 趙
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passages 214, 225, 227

Assessments and attributes

BC 241 to BC 240 甘羅說趙、張唐相燕
Item five chariots 車五乘 · Relation Borrowed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 210

References in the histories

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History

14 passages

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 71Biographies of Shu Lizi and Gan Mao · 14 passages

甘羅曰：「君侯何不快之甚也？」 Gan Luo asked: 'Why is my lord so extremely displeased?'

甘羅曰：「臣請行之。」 Gan Luo declared: 'Your subject requests to go.'

甘羅曰：「大項橐生七歲為孔子師。 Gan Luo declared: 'The great Xiang Tuo became Confucius's teacher at age seven.

於是甘羅見張卿曰：「卿之功孰與武安君？」 Then Gan Luo met Zhang Qing and asked: 'Whose merit compares with Lord Wu An's?'

甘羅曰：「應侯之用於秦也，孰與文信侯專？」 Gan Luo asked: 'How did Lord Ying's employment in Qin compare with Wenxin Hou's exclusive power?'

甘羅曰：「卿明知其不如文信侯專與？」 Gan Luo asked: 'Do you clearly know that it did not equal Wenxin Hou's exclusive power?'

甘羅曰：「應侯欲攻趙，武安君難之，去咸陽七里而立死於杜郵。 Gan Luo declared: 'Lord Ying wished to attack Zhao, but Lord Wu'an objected. Seven li outside Xianyang, he was put to death at Duyou.

行有日，甘羅謂文信侯曰：「借臣車五乘，請為張唐先報趙。」 When the day of departure arrived, Gan Luo addressed Wenxin Hou: 'Lend your subject five chariots. I wish to go ahead and report to Zhao for Zhang Tang.'

文信侯乃入言之於始皇曰：「昔甘茂之孫甘羅，年少耳，然名家之子孫，諸侯皆聞之。 Wenxin Hou then entered and spoke to Qin Shi Huang: 'Gan Mao's grandson Gan Luo is young indeed, yet he is the descendant of a famous family, and all the feudal lords have heard of him.

今者張唐欲稱疾不肯行，甘羅說而行之。 Now Zhang Tang wished to claim illness and refuse to go, but Gan Luo persuaded him and made him go.

始皇召見，使甘羅於趙。 Qin Shi Huang summoned him for an audience and dispatched Gan Luo to Zhao.

趙襄王郊迎甘羅。 King Xiang of Zhao welcomed Gan Luo in the suburbs.

甘羅說趙王曰：「王聞燕太子丹入質秦歟？」 Gan Luo advised the King of Zhao: 'Has Your Majesty heard that Yan's Crown Prince Dan has entered Qin as hostage?'

甘羅還報秦，乃封甘羅以為上卿，復以始甘茂田宅賜之。 Gan Luo returned and reported to Qin, who then enfeoffed him as upper minister and restored Gan Mao's original fields and residence to him.