Overview
Tian Dan was a general.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Tian Dan of Qi | 齊田單 |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 250 to BC 240 其後二十餘年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passages 96, 146
- BC 265 武成王七年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 135
- BC 300 to BC 284 湣王時Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 2
- BC 284 燕使樂毅伐破齊Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 3-4
- BC 279 燕昭王卒，惠王立Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 12-13
- BC 284 to BC 279 田單以即墨孤城復強齊Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 20, passage 19
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- BC 284 to BC 279 田單復齊Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 22, passage 21
- BC 279 齊七十餘城皆復為齊Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 48, 50
- BC 279 齊田單...破騎劫於即墨下Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 80, passage 37
- BC 279 齊田單以即墨擊敗燕軍Dated from the passage context · shiji:034:s0134e
Family
- Kinship Role wives and concubines · Quantity plural-unspecified · [object Object]Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 36
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 82 Biography of Tian Dan 17 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 83 Biographies of Lu Zhonglian and Zou Yang 3 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 34 House of Yan Shaogong 2 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 80 Biography of Yue Yi 2 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 20 Table of Ancient and Modern Persons 1 passage
Origins and identity
- Lineage distant relation of the Tian clan of Qi 齊諸田疏屬Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 1
Career and standing
- market assistant of Linzi 臨菑市掾Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 2
- general 將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 11
- market assistant of Linzi 臨菑市掾HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 2
- Lord of Anping 安平君BC 279 襄王封田單 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 50
- Lord of Anping 安平君ReceivedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 50
- fifth grade 第五Directly stated · Book of Han 20, passage 19
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qi 齊 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 1-2
- Polity Qi · Relation ServedDirectly stated · shiji:034:s0134e
- At Anping 安平 · Relation Fled toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 4
- At Jimo 即墨 · Relation Based atDirectly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 21
- At Jimo 即墨 · Relation DefendedDirectly stated · Book of Han 20, passage 19; Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 5, 11
- At Linzi 臨菑 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 2
Works and attributed material
- Rumor · Author · Direct quotation · With Yue Yi (樂毅)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 13-16
- Rumor · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 30, 33
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 21-22, 27
Events and relationships
- Besieged and sacked LiaochengBC 250 to BC 240 其後二十餘年 · Military · Commander · At Liaocheng 聊城Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passages 96, 146
- Captured ZhongyangMilitary · AttackerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 135
- Defeated Yan at JimoDirectly stated · shiji:034:s0134e
- DefeatedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 80, passage 37
- Defended Jimo against YanMilitary · Commander · At Jimo 即墨Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 11
- Escaped Anping with iron axle capsBC 284 燕軍攻安平 · Military · Escapee · At Anping 安平Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 4-5
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- Fire oxen night attackBC 279 夜縱牛 · Military · Commander · At Jimo 即墨Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 41-46
- Ordered ancestor offerings to attract birdsRitual · InstigatorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 19
- Recovered seventy odd Qi citiesBC 279 齊七十餘城皆復為齊 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 48
- Restored qi from jimoMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Book of Han 20, passage 19
- Restored QiMilitary · Commander · At Jimo 即墨 · Outcome Revived powerful Qi from isolated JimoDirectly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 21
- Sent double agents against Yue YiDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 13-16
- Spread counter rumorsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 80, passages 30-32
- Welcomed King Xiang to LinziDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passage 49
- Relation Student of · Person Divine Teacher Soldier (神師)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 25, 28
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment embodies extraordinary tactics that begin like a maiden and strike like an escaped hare · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 82, passages 54-55
- Assessment restored Qi yet ranked only fifth class · Mode commentator-judgment Speaker Zhang Yan (張晏)Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 21
References in the histories
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