Overview
The translated histories identify Meng Ben as a named individual and soldier. This record brings together 4 passages from 4 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Meng Ben | 孟賁 | Meng Ben |
| Personal name | Ben | 賁 | |
| Personal name | Meng Ben | 孟贲 | Meng Ben |
| Personal name | Meng Ben | 賁 | Bēn |
| Personal name | Meng Ben | 孟賁 | Mèng Bēn |
Identity
- Historicity
- Uncertain
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:098:s0193, shiji:120:s0041
Roles
- Named Individual
- Soldier
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 古 · Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · houhanshu:126:s0251
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · hanshu:098:s0193, shiji:120:s0041
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: ancient warrior · Provenance: Mode: named-source-report · Source Person Id: Wang Mang (王莽)Explicit · houhanshu:126:s0251
Source notes
- Historicity: legendaryExplicit · houhanshu:126:s0251
References in the histories
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