Ancient China · General

Tian Dan 田單

Attested BC 279

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tian Dan was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 279 齊田單...破騎劫於即墨下
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 80, passage 37

Events and relationships

Defeated
Military · Commander · With Qi Jie (騎劫) · At Jimo 即墨
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 80, passage 37
Spread counter rumors
Political · Agent · With King Hui of Yan (燕惠王)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 80, passages 30-32

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 80Biography of Yue Yi · 2 passages

惠王自為太子時嘗不快於樂毅，及即位，齊之田單聞之，乃縱反閒於燕，曰：「齊城不下者兩城耳。 King Hui of Yan, when he was crown prince, had once been displeased with Yue Yi; when he took the throne, Tian Dan of Qi heard of this and spread counter-rumors in Yan, saying: "Of Qi's cities that have not fallen, there are only two.

齊田單後與騎劫戰，果設詐誑燕軍，遂破騎劫於即墨下，而轉戰逐燕，北至河上，盡復得齊城，而迎襄王於莒，入于臨菑。 Later, Qi's Tian Dan fought Qi Jie and set a trap to deceive the Yan army. He defeated Qi Jie below Jimo, turned the battle around, and drove Yan north to the river. He recovered all Qi cities, welcomed King Xiang at Ju, and entered Linzi.