Qin and Han · General

Huo Qubing 霍去病

Attested BC 141 - BC 87

Passages
3
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

Huo Qubing was a general.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Life and dates

Attested activity

Key source chapters

  1. Book of Han, Chapter 99 Volume 87b: Yang Xiong 2 2 passages
  2. Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 56 Volume 56 Biographies 37: Trusted Officials 1 passage

Career and standing

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 99Volume 87b: Yang Xiong 2 · 2 passages
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於是聖武勃怒，□整其旅，乃命票、衛，汾□沸渭，雲合電發，飆騰波流，機駭蜂軼，疾如奔星，擊如震霆，砰轒□，破穹廬，腦沙幕，髓余吾。 Then Emperor Wu’s wrath flared: he dressed the ranks, sent Huo Qubing and Wei Qing ahead, and the Fen and Wei valleys seethed like a cauldron. The army massed like storm clouds, struck like lightning, surged like wind on water, swifter than meteors, louder than thunder—wagons rolled, yurts shattered, the desert ran with blood down to the Yuyu River.
Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 37: Trusted Officials · 1 passage
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