Ancient China · General

Meng Wu 蒙武

Attested BC 224 - BC 223

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Meng Wu was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 223 二十四年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 11
BC 224 始皇二十三年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 10

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Meng Ao (蒙驁)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 8
Parent of Meng Tian (蒙恬)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 8

Career and standing

deputy general 裨將軍
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 10

Places and affiliations

Polity Qin 秦 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 10

Events and relationships

Attacked
BC 224 始皇二十三年 · Military · Deputy commander · With Wang Jian (王翦) · Target Chu 楚 · Outcome Defeated Chu; killed Xiang Yan
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 10
Captured
BC 223 二十四年 · Military · Commander · With King of Chu (楚王)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 88, passage 11

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 88Biography of Meng Tian · 3 passages

驁子曰武，武子曰恬。 Ao's son was named Wu, and Wu's son was named Tian.

始皇二十三年，蒙武為秦裨將軍，與王翦攻楚，大破之，殺項燕。 In the twenty-third year of the First Emperor's reign, Meng Wu served as a deputy general of Qin and joined Wang Jian in an attack on the state of Chu, inflicting a devastating defeat and killing the Chu general Xiang Yan.

二十四年，蒙武攻楚，虜楚王。 In the twenty-fourth year, Meng Wu attacked Chu and captured the King of Chu.