Qin Xian (秦賢) | 24 Histories

Overview

Qin Xian was a Military Officer.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 884 to AD 890 defeated by Huo Cun cavalry
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 29

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21Volume 21 Book of Later Liang 21: Biographies 11: Pang Shigu, Huo Cun, Fu Daozhao, Xu Huaiyu, Guo Yan, Li Tangbin, Wang Qianyu, Liu Kangyi, Wang Yanzhang, He Delun · 1 passage

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用本部騎兵敗秦賢軍，殺五千人，連破四寨，盡得其輜重。 Leading his own horse he crushed Qin Xian, killed five thousand, took four camps in a row, and captured their entire train.