Overview
Zhang Yan was a Military Officer.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- BC 207 皆沒不出Killed in battle · At Qin army lines 秦軍 · Cause Wiped out with five thousand men sent by Chen YuDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 160
- BC 207 鉅鹿之圍與鉅鹿之戰Killed in battle · At Qin army lines before Julu 秦軍Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 151
- Killed in battle · lost with five thousand testing QinDirectly stated · Book of Han 41, passage 115
Attested activity
- BC 207 先嘗秦軍，皆沒不出Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 159-160
- BC 207 鉅鹿之圍Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 41, passage 109
- BC 207 鉅鹿之圍與鉅鹿之戰Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 142, 151
- BC 209 陳涉起Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 41, passage 58
Key source chapters
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Author · Direct quotation · With Chen Yu (陳餘)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 148
- Speech · Speaker · With Chen Yu (陳餘)Directly stated · Book of Han 41, passages 109-110
Events and relationships
- Led five thousand men against Qin and was annihilatedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 151
- Perished probing QinDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 160
- Reproached Chen Yu on Zhang Er's behalfDiplomatic · EnvoyDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 142, 148
- Relation Envoy of · Person Zhang Er (張耳)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 142
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 159
References in the histories
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