Ancient China · Official and General

Gan Mao 甘茂

Attested BC 310 - BC 307

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gan Mao was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 310 太子武王立
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 8
BC 308 to BC 307 秦使甘茂攻韓，拔宜陽
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 9

Career and standing

left and right prime minister 左右丞相
BC 310 太子武王立 · Appointed · appointed together with Shu Lizi; left/right not specified per person
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 8

Places and affiliations

Polity Qin 秦 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passages 8-9
BC 308 to BC 307 秦使甘茂攻韓，拔宜陽
At Yiyang 宜陽 · Relation Captured
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 9

Events and relationships

Attacked and took
BC 308 to BC 307 秦使甘茂攻韓，拔宜陽 · Military · Commander · At Yiyang 宜陽
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 9

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 71Biographies of Shu Lizi and Gan Mao · 2 passages

秦惠王卒，太子武王立，逐張儀、魏章，而以樗里子、甘茂為左右丞相。 When King Hui of Qin died, Crown Prince Wu ascended the throne as King Wu. He banished Zhang Yi and Wei Zhang, and appointed Shu Lizi and Gan Mao as left and right prime ministers.

秦使甘茂攻韓，拔宜陽。 Qin dispatched Gan Mao to attack Han and seize Yiyang.