Ancient China · General

Lian Po 廉頗

Attested BC 283 - BC 251

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Lian Po was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 283 to BC 251 史臣追論（無紀年）
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 32, passage 173
c. BC 260 戰國廉頗
Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 198

Key source chapters

Assessments and attributes

Assessment invoked by the historiographer as a benchmark of generalship · Compared Person Ids Chen Qingzhi (陳慶之), Lan Qin (蘭欽) · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Liang 32, passage 173

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 20Volume 20: Liu Lijian; Chen Bozhi · 1 passage

所以廉公之思趙將，吳子之泣西河，人之情也。 So the Duke of Lian yearned for Zhao's general; Wu Qi wept for the western river—such is the human heart.

Book of Liang, Chapter 32Volume 32: Chen Qingzhi; Lan Qin · 1 passage

史臣曰：陳慶之、蘭欽俱有將略，戰勝攻取，蓋頗、牧、衛、霍之亞歟。 The historiographer writes: Chen Qingzhi and Lan Qin both possessed true generalship. In victory and conquest they stand in the company of Lian Po, Li Mu, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing.