Overview
Li Guang was a Western Han General.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epithet | Flying General of Han | 漢之飛將軍 |
Life and dates
Death
- suicide by cutting his throat 引刀自剄 · Cause refused to face judicial interrogation after losing the way 失道對簿Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 140
Age
- 60Reckoning More than sixty · Label more than sixty years old 年六十餘Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 139
Attested activity
- BC 140 to BC 119 BC 140-119Uncertain · Book of Southern Qi 48, passage 152
- BC 134 元光元年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 108, passages 79, 86
- BC 123 元朔六年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 85
- BC 119 元狩四年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 119-120
- BC 166 孝文帝十四年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 5
- BC 157 孝景初立Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 10
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- BC 121 後二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 71, passages 49-50
- BC 121 後二歲Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 87
- c. BC 166 to BC 119 昔李將軍廣Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 228
- BC 166 to BC 119 李將軍Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 261
- BC 184 to BC 119 李廣生卒年Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 53, passage 37
- BC 140 to BC 119 李虎發而石開Strongly inferred · Book of Han 117, passage 213
- BC 141 武帝立Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 40
- BC 140 to BC 119 漢武之世Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 32, passage 4
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Li Xin (李信)his ancestor 其先 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 2
- Parent of Li Danghu (李當戶)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 144
- Parent of Li Jiao (李椒)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 144
- Parent of Li Gan (李敢)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 88, 144
- Kin of Li Cai (李蔡)younger cousin 從弟 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 6, 101
- Kinship Role sons · Count 3Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 144
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 109 Biography of General Li 93 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 71 Volume 61: Zhang Qian and Li Guangli 2 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 32 Volume 32 Biographies 24: Lu Fahe; Wang Lin (General) 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 108 Biography of Han Changru 3 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 32 Volume 28b: Biography of Feng Yan 2 passages
Career and standing
- General of the Rear 後將軍BC 123 元朔六年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 85
- General of the Vanguard 前將軍BC 119 元狩四年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 118-119
- Regular Attendant of the Martial Cavalry 武騎常侍Appointed · Grade eight hundred shi 八百石Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 6
- Attendant 中郎AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 5
- Commandant of Longxi 隴西都尉AppointedDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 10
- Commandant of the Brave Cavalry 驍騎都尉AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 11
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- Commander of the Weiyang Palace Guard 未央衛尉AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 40
- General of Agile Cavalry 驍騎將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 108, passage 86
- General of the Brave Cavalry 驍騎將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 50
- Governor of Youbeiping 右北平太守AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 68
- Superintendent of the Imperial Household 郎中令AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 84
- Captain of the Cavalry 騎郎將TransferredDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 10
- Governor of Shanggu 上谷太守TransferredDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 13
- Governor of Shangjun 上郡太守TransferredDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 15-16
- Reduced toCommonerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 59
- liable to execution, redeemed to commoner 當斬，贖為庶人SentencedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 108, passage 125
- sentenced to beheading then ransomed 當斬，贖為庶人SentencedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 59
Places and affiliations
- Polity Western HanStrongly inferred · Book of Sui 53, passage 37
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Han 117, passage 213
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 5
- At Chengji in Longxi 隴西成紀Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 1
- At Chengji 成紀 · Relation Moved toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 3
- At Huaili 槐裏 · Relation Ancestral placeDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 3
Learning and skills
- Skill archery 射 · Level renowned
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Wang Shuo (王朔)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 108-110, 112-113
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 134-135, 138-139
Events and relationships
- Beheaded baling commandantDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 69
- Captured by xiongnu then escapedMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 53, 56-57
- Captured standard at changyiDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 11
- Captured then escapedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 108, passage 124
- Encircled by xiongnuMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Book of Han 71, passage 51
- Fought xiongnu at xiaoguanMilitary · Officer · At Xiao Pass 蕭關Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 5
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- Lost way on eastern routeDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 127-128
- Shot a stone taken for gamePersonal · ArcherDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 228
- Shot eagle hunters and faced thousandsMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 25, 35, 38
- Sortie from youbeipingDirectly stated · Book of Han 71, passages 50-51
- Surrounded by left worthy kingDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 88, 96
- The historiographer compared Shi Wansui’s character and unjust death to his.Historical comparisonDirectly stated · Book of Sui 53, passage 37
- Tiger shot split boulderMilitary · ArcherDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 213
- Relation Sidelined by · Person Wei Qing (韋)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 4
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment cited as precedent whose virtue Li Yuan now continues · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Yuwen Tai (周文帝)Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 228
- Assessment incorruptible and generous to soldiers · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passages 75-76
- Assessment renowned for gentle persuasive manner with troops; used as comparative exemplar for Wang Lin · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 261
- Assessment talent unmatched under Heaven · Mode named-speech Speaker Gongsun Kunye (公孫昆邪)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 14
- tall with ape-like long armsPhysical descriptionDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 109, passage 77
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 261; Book of Zhou 25, passage 228
References in the histories
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