Qin and Han · Chu general and son of Lü Qing

Lü Chen 呂臣

Lǚ Chén

Attested BC 209 - BC 209

Passages: 7
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Lü Chen was a Chu general and son of Lü Qing.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 209 二世元年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 7, 118
BC 209 章邯滅陳勝時
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 91, passage 11

Key source chapters

Career and standing

palace attendant 涓人
Formerly served · With Chen She (陳涉)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 118
general 將軍
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 118
Minister of Works
Directly stated · Book of Han 1, passage 145

Events and relationships

Raised the Granary Heads, retook Chen, and killed Zhuang Jia
BC 209 二世元年 · Revolt · Commander · With Zhuang Jia (莊賈)
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 7, 118

References in the histories

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

沛公、項羽方攻陳留，聞梁死，士卒恐，乃與將軍呂臣引兵而東，徙懷王自盱台都彭城。 Pei Gong and Xiang Yu were attacking Chenliu when they heard of Liang's death. The soldiers were terrified, so they joined with General Lü Chen and led troops east, moving King Huai from Xutai to Pengcheng as the capital.

呂臣軍彭城東，項羽軍彭城西，沛公軍碭。 Lü Chen's army was stationed east of Pengcheng, Xiang Yu's army west of Pengcheng, and Pei Gong's army at Dang.

後九月，懷王并呂臣、項羽軍自將之。 In the ninth month afterward, King Huai combined Lü Chen and Xiang Yu's armies and personally took command.

以羽為魯公，封長安侯，呂臣為司徒，其父呂青為令尹。 He appointed Yu as Duke of Lu and enfeoffed him as Marquis of Chang'an. Lü Chen became Minister of Works, and his father Lü Qing became Prime Minister.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 48House of Chen She · 2 passages

陳王故涓人將軍呂臣為倉頭軍，起新陽，攻陳下之，殺莊賈，復以陳為楚。 General Lü Chen, a former palace attendant of the King of Chen, raised an army of 'Granary Heads.' He launched his campaign from Xinyang, attacked and retook the city of Chen, killed Zhuang Jia, and restored Chen to the banner of Chu.

呂將軍走，收兵復聚。 General Lü fled but rallied his troops and reformed his forces.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 91Biography of Qing Bu · 1 passage

章邯之滅陳勝，破呂臣軍，布乃引兵北擊秦左右校，破之清波，引兵而東。 After Zhang Han destroyed Chen Sheng and routed the army of Lü Chen, Bu led his forces northward to attack the Qin left and right battalions. He defeated them at Qingbo, then marched his army eastward.