Qin and Han · Qi Military Officer

Tian Jie 田解

Attested BC 204 - BC 203

Passages: 3
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Tian Jie was a Qi Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 204 to BC 203 擊田解
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 98, passage 9
BC 204 華無傷、田解軍於歷下
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 94, passage 55
BC 203 齊軍歷下距漢
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 42, passage 82

Key source chapters

Events and relationships

Garrisoned Lixia
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 94, passage 55

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 42Volume 33: Wei Bao, Tian Dan and Hán Xin (King of Han) · 1 passage

定齊三年，聞漢將韓信引兵且東擊齊，齊使華毋傷、田解軍歷下以距漢。 Three years after Qi had been settled, they heard that the Han general Han Xin was leading troops east to attack Qi. Qi therefore sent Hua Wushang and Tian Jie to encamp at Lixia and resist Han.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 94Biography of Tian Dan, King of Qi · 1 passage

齊初使華無傷、田解軍於歷下以距漢，漢使至，乃罷守戰備，縱酒，且遣使與漢平。 Qi had previously stationed Hua Wushang and Tian Jie with troops at Lixia to hold off Han. But after the Han envoy arrived, they relaxed their defenses, gave themselves over to drinking, and dispatched envoys to negotiate peace with Han.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 98Biographies of Fu, Jin, and the Marquis of Kuaicheng · 1 passage

屬淮陰，擊破齊歷下軍，擊田解。 Serving under the Marquis of Huaiyin, he shattered the Qi army at Lixia and defeated Tian Jie.