Overview
The translated histories identify Li Xin as a general. This record brings together 12 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Li Xin | 李信 | Li Xin |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · shiji:109:s0002
- Value: maleExplicit · shiji:073:s0126
Roles
- General
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 始皇二十年至二十六年間 · Western Interval: Start: BC 227 · End: BC 221Explicit event contextual date · shiji:073:s0126
- Source Date: Text: 秦時 · Western Year: BC 227Explicit · shiji:109:s0002
Family
- Ancestor of Li Guang (李廣)Kinship Term: his ancestor / 其先 · Line: paternal
Places and affiliations
- Label: Qin / 秦 · Relation: servedExplicit · shiji:073:s0126
- Polity: Qin / 秦 · Relation: servedExplicit · shiji:109:s0002
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Topic: estimate that 200,000 troops would suffice against Chu · Provenance: Mode: direct-quotation · Speaker Person Id: Li Xin (李信)Explicit · shiji:073:s0128
Events and relationships
- Explicit · shiji:109:s0002
- Kind: military · Action: invaded Chu with 200,000 troops, won initial victories, and then suffered a major defeat · Role: commander · Other Person Id: Meng Tian (蒙恬) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 始皇二十年至二十六年間 · Western Interval: Start: BC 227 · End: BC 221
- Kind: military · Action: pacified Yan and Qi together with Wang Ben · Role: commander · Other Person Id: Wang Ben (王賁) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 始皇二十年至二十六年間 · Western Interval: Start: BC 227 · End: BC 221Explicit · shiji:073:s0168
- Kind: military · Action: pursued and captured Crown Prince Dan with several thousand soldiers · Role: commander · Other Person Id: Crown Prince Dan of Yan (燕太子丹) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 始皇二十年至二十六年間 · Western Interval: Start: BC 227 · End: BC 221Explicit · shiji:073:s0126
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: worthy and brave · Provenance: Mode: named-person-judgment · Source Person Id: Qin Shihuang (秦始皇帝)Explicit · shiji:073:s0126
- Kind: character · Statement: young, vigorous, and braveExplicit · shiji:073:s0126
References in the histories
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