Qin Xian (秦賢) | 24 Histories

Overview

Qin Xian was a general.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 886 to AD 888 破秦賢
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 173

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21Volume 21 Later Liang Biographies 1: Jing Xiang, Zhu Zhen, Pang Shigu, Ge Congzhou, Huo Cun, Zhang Cunjing, Fu Daozhao, Liu Han, Kou Yangqing · 1 passage

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秦宗權攻汴，存以三千人夜破張至柵，又以騎兵破秦賢，殺三千人，敗至於赤岡。 When Qin Zongquan struck Bian, Cun with three thousand men broke Zhang Zhi’s palisade by night, then with cavalry broke Qin Xian, killed three thousand, and chased the rout to Chigang.