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Manqiu Chen was a rebel and Merchant.
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 93Biographies of Han Xin (King of Han) and Lu Wan · 5 passages
（與）其與白土人曼丘臣、王黃等立趙苗裔趙利為王，復收信敗散兵，而與信及冒頓謀攻漢。
Together with Manqiu Chen and Wang Huang, men of Baitu, they set up Zhao Li, a scion of the Zhao royal house, as king. They rallied Xin's defeated and scattered troops and, together with Xin and Modu, plotted to attack Han.
豨恐，陰令客通使王黃、曼丘臣所。
Chen Xi grew fearful and secretly sent retainers to make contact with Wang Huang and Manqiu Chen.
曰：「王黃、曼丘臣，皆故賈人。」
Those present replied: 'Wang Huang and Manqiu Chen. Both are former merchants.'
乃各以千金購黃、臣等。
He then placed a bounty of a thousand catties of gold each on the heads of Wang Huang, Manqiu Chen, and the others.
王黃、曼丘臣其麾下受購賞之，皆生得，以故陳豨軍遂敗。
Wang Huang and Manqiu Chen were captured alive by their own subordinates, who had been lured by the bounties. With their generals gone, Chen Xi's army collapsed.