Overview
Wang Li was a Qin General.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 207 Qin campaignStrongly inferred · Book of Han 48, passage 167
- BC 207 擊王離軍Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 54, passage 24; Records of the Grand Historian 57, passage 28
- BC 207 鉅鹿之圍Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 41, passage 104
- BC 207 鉅鹿之圍與鉅鹿之戰Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 137, 140, 154-155
- BC 209 陳勝之反秦Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 171
- BC 207 項羽救趙，擊秦軍，果虜王離Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 179
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Wang Jian (王翦)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passages 171, 183
- Child of Wang Ben (王賁)father 父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passages 170-171
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 73 Biographies of Bai Qi and Wang Jian 5 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 41 Volume 32: Zhang Er and Chen Yu 5 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 89 Biographies of Zhang Er and Chen Yu 5 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 1 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 2 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 48 Volume 39: Xiao He and Cao Shen 1 passage
Origins and identity
- third-generation Qin general in the Wang lineGeneration 3Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passages 175, 178
Career and standing
- Qin general 秦將Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 172
- EnteredBC 207 鉅鹿之圍與鉅鹿之戰 · CaptivityDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 155
- Qin's renowned general 秦之名將Renowned generalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 172
- CapturedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passages 179, 183
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qin 秦 · Relation Served
Works and attributed material
- praised as Qin's renowned generalSpeech · Subject · Mode hearsayDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passages 172-173
- third-generation generals must failSpeech · Subject · Mode hearsayDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passages 174-178
Events and relationships
- AttackedBC 209 陳勝之反秦 · Military · Commander · At Zhao 趙Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 171
- Besieged JuluDirectly stated · Book of Han 41, passage 104
- Besieged JuluMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 137, 140
- BesiegedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 171
- BesiegedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 171
- Captured after Zhang Han withdrewMilitary · CaptiveDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 155
Show 3 more source-backed claims
- CapturedBC 207 項羽救趙，擊秦軍，果虜王離 · Military · Commander · With Xiang Yu (項羽) · At Zhao 趙 · Outcome Wang Li captured; his forces surrendered to the feudal lordsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 179
- Pressed the assault with ample troops and suppliesMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 140
- Ran short of food after Xiang Yu cut the corridorMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 154
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment as a third-generation general he would certainly meet defeat because of ancestral bloodshed · Mode hearsayDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passages 174-178
- Assessment Qin's renowned general who would certainly succeed against newly founded Zhao · Mode hearsayDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passages 172-173
References in the histories
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