Ancient China · Han and Wei general

Gongsun Xi 公孫喜

Attested BC 293 - BC 293

Passages: 4
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Gongsun Xi was a Han and Wei general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 293 其明年（昭王十四年）
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 5
BC 293 昭王十四年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 25
BC 293 釐王三年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 45, passage 159

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Wei general 魏將
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 25
Captured
BC 293 釐王三年 · Captivity · At Yique 伊闕
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 45, passage 160
Entered
Captivity
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 25

Places and affiliations

Han and Wei 韓、魏
Relation Commanded for
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 5

Events and relationships

Captured
BC 293 昭王十四年 · Military · Captive
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 25
Was captured after defeat at Yique
BC 293 昭王十四年 · Military · Captured general · With Bai Qi (白起)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 5

References in the histories

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

釐王三年，使公孫喜率周、魏攻秦。 In the third year of King Xi, he sent Gongsun Xi to lead the forces of Zhou and Wei in an attack on Qin.

秦敗我二十四萬，虜喜伊闕。 Qin defeated our army of two hundred and forty thousand and captured Gongsun Xi at the Battle of Yique.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 72Biography of the Marquis of Rang · 1 passage

昭王十四年，魏冉舉白起，使代向壽將而攻韓、魏，敗之伊闕，斬首二十四萬，虜魏將公孫喜。 In the fourteenth year of King Zhao, Wei Ran recommended Bai Qi to replace Xiang Shou as general and attack Han and Wei, defeating them at Yiguan, beheading two hundred and forty thousand, and capturing the Wei general Gongsun Xi.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 73Biographies of Bai Qi and Wang Jian · 1 passage

其明年，白起為左更，攻韓、魏於伊闕，斬首二十四萬，又虜其將公孫喜，拔五城。 The next year, Bai Qi was appointed Left Minister of the Interior and attacked Han and Wei at Yique, beheading 240,000 men, capturing their general Gongsun Xi, and taking five cities.