Overview
Meng Ao was a Qin general defeated then later attacking Wei.
Life and dates
Death
- BC 240 始皇七年died 卒Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 7
Attested activity
- BC 240 始皇七年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 7
- BC 243 秦聞公子死，使蒙驁攻魏Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 148
- BC 249 秦莊襄王元年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 3
- BC 247 魏安釐王三十年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passages 136, 138
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Meng Tian (蒙恬)grandfather 大父 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 2
- Parent of Meng Wu (蒙武)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 8
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- High Minister 上卿HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 2
- Qin general 秦將HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 3
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qin · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 138
- Polity Qin 秦 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 2
- At Qi 齊 · Relation FromDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 2
- At Qi 齊 · Relation Migrated fromDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 2
Events and relationships
- Attacked Wei took twenty citiesBC 243 其歲…秦聞公子死 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 148
- AttackedBC 248 二年 · Military · Commander · Target Zhao 趙 · Outcome Captured thirty seven citiesDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 4
- AttackedBC 242 五年 · Military · Commander · Target Wei 魏 · Outcome Captured twenty cities; established Dong CommanderyDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 6
- AttackedBC 244 始皇三年 · Military · Commander · Target Han 韓 · Outcome Captured thirteen citiesDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 5
- AttackedBC 249 秦莊襄王元年 · Military · Commander · Target Han 韓 · Outcome Seized Chenggao and Yingyang; established SanchuanDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 3
- Fled from XinlingMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 138
References in the histories
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