Qin and Han · General

Han Zeng 韓增

Hán Zēng

Attested BC 80 - BC 70

Passages: 14
Chapters: 6
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Han Zeng as an aristocrat, general, and official. This record brings together 14 passages from 6 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Han Zeng	韓增	Hán Zēng
Title	Front General	前將軍	qián jiāngjūn
Title	grand marshal and chariot-and-cavalry general	大司馬車騎將軍
Personal name	Han Zeng	韓增
Personal	Han Zeng	韓增	Han Zeng
Personal name	Han Zeng	韓增	Han Zeng
Posthumous	Marquis An	安侯	Ān hóu
Title	Marquis of Long'e	龍額侯	Lóng'é hóu
Title	Marquis of Longqiang	龍镪侯
Personal	Zeng	增	Zēng
Given name	Zeng	增

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · hanshu:008:s0079, hanshu:090:s0003
Value: male
Strongly inferred · hanshu:070:s0222, hanshu:105:s0058

Roles

Aristocrat
General
Official

Life and dates

Death

Date Text: 五鳳二年 · Unresolved: true
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0193

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元鳳元年 · Western Year: BC 80
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:008:s0079
Source Date: Text: 本始中 · Western Interval: Start: BC 73 · End: BC 70
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:090:s0012, hanshu:090:s0013

Career and standing

Title: grand marshal and chariot-and-cavalry general
Explicit · hanshu:105:s0058
Title: Marquis of Long'e / 龍額侯
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0187
Title: Marquis An / 安侯 · Kind: posthumous
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0193
Title: marquis of Longluo
Explicit · hanshu:105:s0058

Events and relationships

Type: son-of · Person Id: Han Yue (韓說)
Explicit · hanshu:105:s0058
Type: younger-sibling-of · Person Id: Xing (興)
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0187

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 8Volume 7: Annals of Emperor Zhao · 1 passage

武都氐人反，遣執金吾馬適建、龍镪侯韓增、大鴻臚廣明將三輔、太常徒，皆免刑擊之。 The Di people of Wudu rebelled. Commander of the Guards Ma Shijian, Marquis of Longqiang Han Zeng, and Grand Herald Guangming were sent to lead convict laborers from the Three Adjuncts and the office of the Grand Minister of Ceremonies—all exempted from their punishments—to attack them.

Book of Han, Chapter 42Volume 33: Wei Bao, Tian Dan and Hán Xin (King of Han) · 7 passages

乃復封興弟增為龍額侯。 Han then re-enfeoffed Xing's younger brother Zeng as Marquis of Long'e.

增少為郎，諸曹侍中光祿大夫，昭帝時至前將軍，與大將軍霍光定策立宣帝，益封千戶。 Zeng became a palace gentleman when young, passed through the various bureaus, and became Attendant-in-Ordinary and Grandee of Splendid Light. In Emperor Zhao's time he rose to Front General; together with Grand General Huo Guang he settled the plan and enthroned Emperor Xuan, and his fief was increased by one thousand households.

本始二年，五將征匈奴，增將三萬騎出雲中，斬首百餘級，至期而還。 In the second year of Benshi, when the five generals campaigned against the Xiongnu, Zeng led thirty thousand cavalry out from Yunzhong, took more than a hundred heads, and returned at the appointed time.

神爵元年，代張安世為大司馬車騎將軍，領尚書事。 In the first year of Shenjue, he replaced Zhang Anshi as grand marshal and chariot-and-cavalry general, and headed the Secretariat.

增世貴，幼為忠臣，事三主，重於朝廷。 Zeng came from an illustrious family, was a loyal minister from youth, served three sovereigns, and was highly regarded at court.

五鳳二年薨，諡曰安侯。 In the second year of Wufeng he died, and was posthumously titled Marquis An.

成帝時，繼功臣後，封增兄子岑為龍額侯。 During Emperor Cheng's reign, to continue the line of meritorious officials, Han enfeoffed Zeng's elder brother's son Cen as Marquis of Long'e.

Book of Han, Chapter 70Volume 60: Du Zhou · 1 passage

前將軍韓增、御史大夫蔡誼功比穎陰侯灌嬰； Former General Han Zeng and Imperial Counselor Cai Yi were ranked with Marquis of Yingyin Guan Ying;

Book of Han, Chapter 89Volume 78: Xiao Wangzhi · 1 passage

詔遣中朝大司馬車騎將軍韓增、諸吏富平侯張延壽、光祿勳楊惲、太僕戴長樂問望之計策，望之對曰：「《春秋》惡士□帥師侵齊，聞齊侯卒，引師而還，君子大其不伐喪，以為恩足以服孝子，誼足以動諸侯。 The court sent Grand Marshal Han Zeng, Marquis Zhang Yanshou of Fuping, Yang Yun, and Dai Changle to ask his counsel. Wangzhi answered: "The Annals fault Shi Hui for invading Qi with an army; when he learned the marquis had died, he withdrew. The noble man exalts refusing to strike a mourner—grace that wins filial sons and duty that sways the lords.

Book of Han, Chapter 90Volume 79: Feng Fengshi · 3 passages

失官，年三十餘矣，乃學《春秋》涉大義，讀兵法明習，前將軍韓增奏以為軍司空令。 Stripped of rank past thirty, he mastered the Spring and Autumn, absorbed its large themes, and pored over strategy until the former general Han Zeng nominated him as director of the army works command.

前將軍增舉奉世以衛候使持節送大宛諸國客。 Han Zeng nominated him as guard commandant bearing the staff to convoy Ferghana's party and the rest.

宣帝召見韓增，曰：「賀將軍所舉得其人。」 Emperor Xuan called in Han Zeng and said, "Your nomination was sound."

Book of Han, Chapter 105Volume 93: Flatterers · 1 passage

子增封龍雒侯、大司馬、車騎將軍，自有傳。 His son Han Zeng rose to marquis of Longluo, grand marshal, and chariot-and-cavalry general—he has a separate biography.