Qin and Han · Chu grand marshal and Marquis of Haichun who defended Chenggao

Cao Jiu 曹咎

Cáo Jiù

Attested BC 203

Passages: 5
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Cao Jiu was a Chu grand marshal and Marquis of Haichun who defended Chenggao.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 203 漢四年冬
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passages 62-63

Key source chapters

Book of Han, Chapter 1 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 4 passages
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 90 Biographies of Wei Bao and Peng Yue 1 passage

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 1Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 · 4 passages

九月，羽謂海春侯大司馬曹咎曰：「謹守成皋。 In the ninth month, Xiang Yu said to Hai Chun Marquis Grand Marshal Cao Jiu: "Carefully guard Chenggao.

漢果數挑成皋戰，楚軍不出，使人辱之數日，大司馬咎怒，渡兵汜水。 Han repeatedly challenged the Chu army at Chenggao, but the Chu forces would not come out. Han sent men to insult them for several days, until Grand Marshal Jiu became angry and led his troops across the Si River.

大司馬咎、長史欣皆自剄汜水上。 Grand Marshal Jiu and Chief Secretary Xin both committed suicide on the Sishui.

羽下梁地十餘城，聞海春侯破，乃引兵還。 Xiang Yu took over 10 cities in Liang territory. He heard that Hai Chun Marquis was defeated, so he led troops back.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 90Biographies of Wei Bao and Peng Yue · 1 passage

項王聞之，乃使曹咎守成皋，自東收彭越所下城邑，皆復為楚。 When the King of Xiang learned of this, he left Cao Jiu to hold Chenggao and marched east in person to reclaim the cities Peng Yue had taken, restoring them all to Chu.