Sui and Tang · Rebel

Qian Neng 阡能

Attested AD 882 - AD 884

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Qian Neng was a rebel.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 882 to AD 884 會邛州賊阡能…諸將不能定
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 189, passage 13

Career and standing

great rebel captured 大賊已禽
Captured · Entered
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 189, passage 22

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Rebelled against
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 13
At Qiongzhou 邛州 · Relation Based in
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 13

Events and relationships

led tens of thousands raiding counties with dozens of stockades 眾數萬略諸縣，列壁數十
Military · Rebel leader · Raided
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 13
sent spies into Renhou's army 遣諜者入軍中
Military · Commander · Sent spies
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 15

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 13

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 189Volume 189 Biographies 114: Gao, Zhao, Tian, Zhu · 2 passages

會邛州賊阡能眾數萬略諸縣，列壁數十，涪州刺史韓秀升等亂峽中，韓求反蜀州，諸將不能定。 About then the Qiongzhou rebel Qian Neng led tens of thousands in raiding the counties behind dozens of fortified camps, while Han Xiusheng of Fuzhou and others terrorized the gorges and Han Qiu rose in Shuzhou—none of the commanders could put them down.

阡能遣諜者入軍中，吏執以獻，諜自言父母妻子囚於賊，約不得軍虛實且死。 Qian Neng sent spies into the camp. When one was caught and brought in, he said his parents, wife, and children were hostages of the rebels and that he had sworn to withhold military intelligence—or they would all be killed.