Qin and Han · Official

Peng Wu 彭吳

Attested BC 128

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Peng Wu was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 128 彭吳穿穢貊、朝鮮，置滄海郡
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 27, passage 396

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 396
At Korea 朝鮮 · Relation Campaigned in
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 396

Events and relationships

Opened Huimo and Korea and established Canghai
BC 128 彭吳穿穢貊、朝鮮，置滄海郡 · Military · Commander · At Canghai commandery 滄海郡
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 396

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 27Volume 24b: Treatise on Trade 2 · 1 passage

彭吳穿穢貊、朝鮮，置滄海郡，則燕齊之間靡然發動。 Peng Wu's projects through Huimo and Korea, with the creation of Canghai commandery, set off major mobilization across the Yan-Qi region.