Qin and Han · Qin governor of Nanyang who surrendered to Liu Bang and became Lord of Yin.

Yi 齮

Yǐ

Attested BC 207 - BC 207

Passages: 7
Chapters: 4
Histories: 2

Overview

Yi was a Qin governor of Nanyang who surrendered to Liu Bang and became Lord of Yin.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 207 Nanyang campaign
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 48, passage 173
BC 207 南攻南陽守齮
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 57, passage 32
BC 207 與南陽守齮戰
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 54, passage 29

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Governor of Nanyang 南陽守
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 48, passage 173

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 1Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 · 4 passages

六月，與南陽守齮戰犨東，大破之。 In the sixth month, they fought Nanyang governor Yin east of Chu, greatly defeating him.

略南陽郡，南陽守走，保城守宛。 They seized Nanyang commandery. The Nanyang governor fled and defended the city of Wan.

南陽守欲自剄，其舍人陳恢曰：「死未晚也。」 The Nanyang governor was about to commit suicide, but his aide Chen Hei said: "It is not yet time to die."

七月，南陽守齮降，封為殷侯，封陳恢千戶。 In the seventh month, Nanyang governor Yin surrendered. He was enfeoffed as Lord Yin, and Chen Hei was enfeoffed with a thousand households.

Book of Han, Chapter 48Volume 39: Xiao He and Cao Shen · 1 passage

從南攻犨，與南陽守齮戰陽城郭東，陷陳，取宛，虜齮，定南陽郡。 Turning south he fought the Nanyang governor Yi east of Yangcheng, broke his line, captured Wan and Yi himself, and secured the commandery.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 54House of Chancellor Cao · 1 passage

從南攻犨，與南陽守齮戰陽城郭東，陷陳，取宛，虜齮，盡定南陽郡。 Marching south against Chou, he fought the Nanyang governor Yi east of Yangcheng's walls, broke through the enemy lines, captured Wan, took Yi prisoner, and brought the entire Nanyang commandery under control.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 57House of Zhou Bo, Marquis of Jiang · 1 passage

南攻南陽守齮，破武關、峣關。 Marching south, he attacked the Governor of Nanyang, Yi, and breached the passes of Wuguan and Yaoguan.