Overview
The translated histories identify Guan Ying as an aristocrat, general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 30 passages from 15 chapters across 4 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Guan Ying | 灌嬰 | Guàn Yīng |
| Personal | |||
| Title | General Guan | 灌將軍 | |
| Title | General Guan | 灌將軍 | Guàn Jiāngjūn |
| Title | Grand marshal | 太尉 | |
| Surname | Guan | 灌 | Guan |
| Personal name | Guan | 灌 | Guan |
| Personal name | Guan Ying | 灌嬰 | Guan Ying |
| Personal name | Guan Ying | 灌嬰 | |
| Personal | Guan Ying | 灌嬰 | Guan Ying |
| Personal | Guan Ying | Guan Ying | |
| Personal name | Guan Ying | 灌嬰 | Guàn Yīng |
| Personal name | Guan Ying | 灌 | Guàn |
| Title | Marquis of Yingyin | 潁陰侯 | |
| Title | Marquis Yingyin | 潁陰侯 | Yǐngyīn hóu |
| Given name | Ying | 嬰 | Ying |
| Personal name | Ying | 嬰 | Yīng |
| Personal | Ying | 嬰 | Yīng |
| Given | 嬰 | Ying | |
| Alternate name | 樊灌 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: male
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:042:s0090, hanshu:070:s0222
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Military Officer
- Official
Life and dates
Death
- 丞相灌嬰薨Explicit · hanshu:005:s0144
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 七年冬十月 · Western Year: BC 189Explicit · hanshu:003:s0059
- Source Date: Text: 二年…潁陰侯臣嬰 · Western Year: BC 186Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0011
- Source Date: Text: 八年…大將軍灌嬰 · Western Year: BC 180Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0046
- Source Date: Text: 史臣比喻 · Western Interval: Start: BC 206 · End: BC 180Explicit · zhoushu:017:s0153
- Source Date: Text: 太后崩 · Western Year: BC 180Explicit event contextual date · shiji:051:s0053
- Source Date: Text: 孝文 · Western Interval: Start: BC 180 · End: BC 157Explicit event contextual date · shiji:084:s0143, shiji:084:s0132
- Source Date: Text: 漢之樊灌 · Western Interval: Start: BC 206 · End: BC 176Strongly inferred · weishu:039:s0020
- Source Date: Text: 漢初 · Western Interval: Start: BC 209 · End: BC 141Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:051:s0086
- Source Date: Text: 漢將灌嬰追得齊守相田光 · Western Year: BC 204Explicit event contextual date · shiji:094:s0061, shiji:094:s0065
Career and standing
- Label: Grand General / 大將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年 · Western Year: BC 180Explicit · hanshu:004:s0046
- Label: Grand Marshal / 太尉 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 七年冬十月 · Western Year: BC 189Explicit · hanshu:003:s0059
- General / 將軍Explicit · hanshu:044:s0274
- Title En: Chancellor · Title Zh: 丞相Explicit · hanshu:005:s0124
- Title: Marquis of Yingyin / 潁陰侯 · Action: heldExplicit · hanshu:004:s0011
- Title En: Marquis Yingyin · Title Zh: 潁陰侯Explicit · hanshu:005:s0124
Places and affiliations
- Place: Xingyang / 滎陽 · Relation: posted-toExplicit · shiji:051:s0053
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: captured-Tian-Guang-defeated-Tian-Heng-killed-Tian-Xi
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: led-forces-to-xingyang · Place: Xingyang / 滎陽 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 七年冬十月 · Western Year: BC 189Explicit · hanshu:003:s0059
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: sent against Qi then allied · Place: Xingyang / 滎陽 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年 · Western Year: BC 180Explicit · hanshu:004:s0046, hanshu:004:s0047
References in the histories
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