Ancient China · General

Gan Mao 甘茂

Attested BC 308

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gan Mao was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 308 襄王四年其秋
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 45, passage 112

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 45House of Han · 2 passages

其秋，秦使甘茂攻我宜陽。 That autumn, Qin sent Gan Mao to attack our city of Yiyang.

司馬庚三反於郢，甘茂與昭魚遇於商於，其言收璽，實類有約也。」 Sima Geng has traveled to Ying three times; Gan Mao has met Zhao Yu at Shangyu. Though they speak of recovering seals, it appears they have already reached a secret agreement."