Ancient China · Soldier

Ben 賁

Bēn

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ben was a Soldier.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 101, passage 37

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 101Biographies of Yuan Ang and Chao Cuo · 1 passage

夫諸呂用事，大臣專制，然陛下從代乘六傳馳不測之淵，雖賁育之勇不及陛下。 When the Lü clan held power and the ministers ruled as they pleased, Your Majesty rode from Dai by relay carriage and plunged headlong into an abyss of danger. Even the legendary warriors Ben and Yu could not match such courage.