Overview
The translated histories identify Li Ben as a general and rebel. This record brings together 7 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Li Ben | 李賁 | Li Ben |
| Given | Ben | 賁 | Ben |
| Personal name | Li Ben | 李賁 | Li Ben |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · chenshu:014:s0006, zizhitongjian:159:s0252
Roles
- General
- Rebel
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545Explicit event contextual date · zizhitongjian:159:s0003, zizhitongjian:159:s0003a, zizhitongjian:159:s0049
- Source Date: Text: 李賁復帥眾 · Western Year: AD 546Explicit event contextual date · zizhitongjian:159:s0252
- Source Date: Text: 梁太清末 · Western Year: AD 549Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:014:s0006
Career and standing
- Status: rebel leader in JiaozhiExplicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0049c
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Liang / 梁 · Relation: servedExplicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0252
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: camped · Place: Dianche Lake / 典澈湖Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0252
- Kind: flight · Role: fugitive · Action: fled among the Xinchang Liao after Jianing fell · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 中大同元年 · Western Year: AD 546Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0195
- Kind: battle · Role: commander · Action: led thirty thousand, was defeated at Zhuyuan and the Suli River, and fled to Jianing · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0049i, zizhitongjian:159:s0049j
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: routed · Place: Qu-Liao caves / 屈獠洞Explicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0252j
References in the histories
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