Overview
Feng Ting was a Persuader whose argument preceded Zhao's Changping disaster.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- At Changping 長平 · Killed in battleDirectly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 5
Attested activity
- BC 265 to BC 260 BC 265-260Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 32, passage 88
- BC 262 to BC 260 使趙陷長平兵四十餘萬眾Derived from the source · Records of the Grand Historian 76, passage 222
- BC 260 戰死於長平Directly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 5
- BC 262 昭王四十五年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passages 22, 24
Family
- Ancestor of Feng Wuzhe (馮無擇)descendant of Feng Ting 馮亭之後Directly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 8
- Ancestor of Feng Quji (馮去疾)descendant of Feng Ting 馮亭之後Directly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 8
- Ancestor of Feng Jie (馮劫)descendant of Feng Ting 馮亭之後Directly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 8
- Ancestor of Feng Fengshi (馮奉世)his forebear 其先Directly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 3
Key source chapters
- Book of Han, Chapter 90 Volume 79: Feng Fengshi 4 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 32 Volume 28b: Biography of Feng Yan 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 73 Biographies of Bai Qi and Wang Jian 2 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 76 Biographies of Lord Pingyuan and Yu Qing 1 passage
Career and standing
- defender of Shangdang 上黨守BC 262 昭王四十五年 · HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 24
- governor of Shangdang for Han 韓上黨守HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 3
- Lord Huayang 華陽君BC 262 昭王四十五年 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 34
- Lord of Huayang 華陽君GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 5
Places and affiliations
- Han 韓Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 24
- Zhao 趙Relation Enfeoffed byDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 34
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Topic proposal to cede Shangdang to Zhao · Mode direct-quotation Speaker Feng Ting (馮亭)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passages 24-28
Events and relationships
- FoughtDirectly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 5
- Gave argument that drew Zhao into Changping disasterPolitical advice · PersuaderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 76, passage 222
- Proposed ceding Shangdang to Zhao to force a Han Zhao alliance against QinBC 262 昭王四十五年 · Person centered · Defender and plannerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passages 24-29
References in the histories
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