Qin and Han · Han royal marshal Xin, distinct from the general Han Xin

Xin, King of Han 韓王信

Hán Wáng Xìn

First attested BC 205; died BC 196

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77
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7
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Xin, King of Han was a Han royal marshal Xin, distinct from the general Han Xin.

IdentityHistorical · Male

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TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal name Han Xin 韓信 Han Xin

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  1. Book of Han, Chapter 42 Volume 33: Wei Bao, Tian Dan and Hán Xin (King of Han) 30 passages
  2. Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 93 Biographies of Han Xin (King of Han) and Lu Wan 28 passages
  3. Book of Han, Chapter 2 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 2 7 passages
  4. Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 57 House of Zhou Bo, Marquis of Jiang 5 passages
  5. Book of Han, Chapter 1 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 3 passages

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Book of Han, Chapter 1Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 · 3 passages
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Book of Han, Chapter 2Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 2 · 7 passages
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於是諸侯上疏曰：「楚王韓信、韓王信、淮南王英布、梁王彭越、故衡山王吳芮、趙王張敖、燕王臧荼昧 死再拜言，大王陛下：先時秦為亡道，天下誅之。 So the feudal lords submitted a memorial: "Han Xin, King of Chu; Xin, King of Han; Ying Bu, King of Huainan; Peng Yue, King of Liang; Wu Rui, former King of Hengshan; Zhang Ao, King of Zhao; and Zang Tu, King of Yan, risking death, bow twice and say: Great King, Your Majesty, formerly Qin acted without the Way, and the world punished it.
春正月丙午，韓王信等奏請以故東陽郡、鄣郡、吳郡五十三縣立劉賈為荊王，以碭郡、薛郡、郯郡三十六縣立弟文信君交為 楚王。 In the first month, spring, on the bingwu day, King Xin of Han and others petitioned to establish Liu Jia as King of Jing with the former Dongyang, Zhang, and Wu commanderies, fifty-three counties in all, and to establish the emperor's younger brother Jiao, Lord Wenxin, as King of Chu with Dang, Xue, and Tan commanderies, thirty-six counties in all.
壬子，以雲中、鴈門、代郡五十三縣立兄宜信侯喜為代王，以膠東、膠西、臨淄、濟北、博陽、城陽郡七十三縣立子肥為齊王，以太原郡三十一縣為韓國，徙 韓王信都晉陽。 On the renzi day, he established his elder brother Xi, Marquis of Yixin, as King of Dai with Yunzhong, Yanmen, and Dai commanderies, fifty-three counties in all; established his son Fei as King of Qi with Jiaodong, Jiaoxi, Linzi, Jibei, Boyang, and Chengyang commanderies, seventy-three counties in all; made the thirty-one counties of Taiyuan commandery into the Han kingdom; and moved King Xin of Han to set his capital at Jinyang.
Book of Han, Chapter 42Volume 33: Wei Bao, Tian Dan and Hán Xin (King of Han) · 30 passages
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六年春，上以為信壯武，北近鞏、雒，南迫宛、葉，東有淮陽，皆天下勁兵處也，乃更以太原郡為韓國，徙信以備胡，都晉陽。 In the spring of the sixth year, the emperor considered Xin strong and martial. Since to the north his territory lay near Gong and Luo, to the south it pressed upon Wan and Ye, and to the east it had Huaiyang, all places with powerful troops, the emperor instead made Taiyuan Commandery the Han kingdom, moved Xin there to guard against the Hu, and set his capital at Jinyang.
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 57House of Zhou Bo, Marquis of Jiang · 5 passages
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 93Biographies of Han Xin (King of Han) and Lu Wan · 28 passages
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明年春，上以韓信材武，所王北近鞏、洛，南迫宛、葉，東有淮陽，皆天下勁兵處，乃詔徙韓王信王太原以北，備御胡，都晉陽。 The following spring, the Emperor, noting that Han Xin was a man of martial talent and that his kingdom lay close to Gong and Luoyang in the north, bordered Wan and Ye in the south, and included Huaiyang in the east—all strategic positions for the empire's most formidable troops—issued a decree transferring the King of Han to rule north of Taiyuan, charged with defending against the Hu nomads, with his capital at Jinyang.
太史公曰：韓信、盧綰非素積德累善之世，徼一時權變，以詐力成功，遭漢初定，故得列地，南面稱孤。 The Grand Historian remarks: Han Xin and Lu Wan came not from families that had long cultivated virtue and accumulated merit. They seized upon the expedient shifts of their time, winning success through cunning and force. It was only because they happened to live at the founding of the Han dynasty that they were able to receive territories, face south, and bear the title of king.
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 98Biographies of Fu, Jin, and the Marquis of Kuaicheng · 1 passage
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 99Biographies of Liu Jing and Shusun Tong · 3 passages
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