Qin and Han · General

Han Xin 韓信

Attested BC 206 - BC 196

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Han Xin was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 206 to BC 196 西京…信、越背誕
Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 35, passage 53

Events and relationships

Cited as Western Han traitor parallel
Allusion · Historical exemplar
Directly stated · Book of Chen 35, passage 53

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 35Volume 35: Xiong Tanlang; Zhou Di; Liu Yi; Chen Baoying · 2 passages

尋授使持節、散騎常侍、信威將軍、衡州刺史，領臨川內史。 Soon he received envoy credentials, scattered-cavalry regular attendant, trustworthy-prestige general, and the inspectorship of Heng while still governing Linchuan within.

告臨川郡士庶：昔西京為盛，信、越背誕； To the people of Linchuan: In old days the Western Capital stood in glory, yet Xin and Yue turned traitor;