Ancient China · General

Shi Bei 市被

Attested BC 314

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shi Bei was a general.

Life and dates

Death

Killed · body displayed as warning
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 116

Attested activity

BC 314 將軍市被與太子平謀
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 110

Places and affiliations

Polity Yan · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 110

Events and relationships

Besieged palace attacked Zizhi
Military · Attacker · Outcome Failure · With Zizhi (子之)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 115
Counterattacked Ping and died
Military · Casualty · With King Zhao of Yan (燕昭王)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 116
Plotted to attack Zizhi
Military · Conspirator · With Zizhi (子之)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 110

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 34House of Yan Shaogong · 3 passages

將軍市被與太子平謀，將攻子之。 General Shi Bei plotted with the heir apparent Ping to attack Zizhi.

太子因要黨聚眾，將軍市被圍公宮，攻子之，不克。 The heir apparent then gathered his partisans and assembled the masses. General Shi Bei besieged the ducal palace and attacked Zizhi, but could not defeat him.

將軍市被及百姓反攻太子平，將軍市被死，以徇。 General Shi Bei and the common people counterattacked Crown Prince Ping. Shi Bei was killed, and his body was displayed as a warning.