Song, Liao, and Jin · General

Han Shizhong 韓世忠

Attested AD 1134 - AD 1182

Passages
3
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Han Shizhong as a general and military officer. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Han Shizhong 韓世忠 Han Shizhong
Surname Han Han
Personal name Han Shizhong 韓世忠 Han Shizhong
Given Shizhong 世忠 Shizhong

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

Places and affiliations

  • Label: Southern Song / 宋 · Relation: served
    Strongly inferred · songshi:197:s0255
  • Organization: Zhenjiang army / 鎮江一軍 · Relation: former-commander-of
    Explicit · songshi:197:s0255

Works and attributed material

  • Work: enemy-defeating bow / 克敵弓 · Relation: inventor
    Explicit · songshi:197:s0256

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated-Jurchens · Place: Huai and Chu / 淮、楚 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 四年冬 · Western Year: AD 1134
    Explicit event contextual date · songshi:359:s0021, songshi:359:s0008
  • Kind: military · Role: inventor · Action: made-enemy-defeating-bow-against-cavalry
    Explicit · songshi:197:s0256
  • Relation: former-commander-discussed-by · Person Id: Zhu Qian (朱佺)
    Explicit · songshi:197:s0255

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: enemy-defeating bow most advantageous weapon; shot to one hundred paces and pierced heavy armor · Provenance: Mode: named-source-report · Source Person Id: Zhu Qian (朱佺)
    Explicit · songshi:197:s0256

References in the histories

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History of Song, Chapter 197Volume 197 Treatises 150: Military 11 · 2 passages
History of Song, Chapter 359Volume 359 Biographies 118: Li Gang 2 · 1 passage