Ancient China · General

Lord Wu An 武安君

Wu'an Jun

Died BC 257

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lord Wu An was a general.

Life and dates

Death

BC 257 武安君死於杜郵
At Duyou 杜郵 · Cause Executed after objecting to attacking Zhao · Mode quotation Speaker Gan Luo (甘羅)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 206

Attested activity

BC 257 武安君死於杜郵
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passages 201, 206

Places and affiliations

Polity Qin 秦 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 201

Events and relationships

Defeated Chu awed Yan Zhao
BC 266 to BC 255 應侯之用於秦 · Military · Commander · Mode quotation Speaker Zhang Tang (張唐)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 201

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 71Biographies of Shu Lizi and Gan Mao · 3 passages

於是甘羅見張卿曰：「卿之功孰與武安君？」 Then Gan Luo met Zhang Qing and asked: 'Whose merit compares with Lord Wu An's?'

卿曰：「武安君南挫彊楚，北威燕、趙，戰勝攻取，破城墮邑，不知其數，臣之功不如也。」 Zhang Qing replied: 'Lord Wu An frustrated mighty Chu to the south and awed Yan and Zhao to the north. His battle victories, conquests, shattered cities, and fallen towns cannot be numbered—your subject's merit does not compare.'

甘羅曰：「應侯欲攻趙，武安君難之，去咸陽七里而立死於杜郵。 Gan Luo declared: 'Lord Ying wished to attack Zhao, but Lord Wu'an objected. Seven li outside Xianyang, he was put to death at Duyou.