Overview
Zhang Han was a Qin General.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 206 漢元年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 177, 192
- BC 205 Chu-Han contentionStrongly inferred · Book of Han 48, passage 156
- BC 209 二世元年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 7, 66
- BC 205 圍廢丘Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 41, passage 155
- BC 205 圍章邯於廢丘Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 54, passage 43
- BC 208 擊章邯Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 54, passage 12
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- BC 208 to BC 206 擊章邯車騎Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 57, passage 13
- BC 208 to BC 207 李良叛趙至鉅鹿之戰Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 135-136, 139, 154
- BC 208 to BC 206 秦將章邯圍魏王咎Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 94, passages 8, 33
- BC 209 to BC 207 秦政之所以不行者，權分乎二子Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 130-131
- BC 207 鉅鹿Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 41, passage 103
- BC 207 to BC 206 降章邯至新安Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 91, passages 21, 24
- BC 209 陳勝之起後Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 91, passages 9, 11
- BC 209 to BC 207 章邯已破陳王…項羽已破秦，降章邯Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passages 11, 19
- BC 208 章邯進兵擊魏王於臨濟（秦二世二年）Strongly inferred · Book of Han 42, passage 9
Key source chapters
- Book of Han, Chapter 41 Volume 32: Zhang Er and Chen Yu 6 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 89 Biographies of Zhang Er and Chen Yu 6 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 1 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 18 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 42 Volume 33: Wei Bao, Tian Dan and Hán Xin (King of Han) 12 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 48 House of Chen She 8 passages
Career and standing
- Qin general 秦將Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 135
- EnteredSurrenderedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 94, passage 33
Places and affiliations
- Qin 秦Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 11
- Polity Qin 秦 · Relation Served
- Polity Qin 秦 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 192
- Polity Qin · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 41, passage 102
- Qin 秦Directly stated · Book of Han 42, passages 9, 36
- BC 206 漢元年At Feiqiu 廢丘 · Relation Besieged atDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 192
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- At Handan 邯鄲 · Relation OccupiedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 136
- At Henei 河內 · Relation Deported population toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 136
- At Jiyuan 棘原 · Relation Encamped atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 139
Events and relationships
- Besieged King Jiu at LinjiDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 94, passage 8
- Besieged Zhao at JuluMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 94, passage 31
- BesiegedBC 206 漢元年 · Military · Besieged general · At Feiqiu 廢丘Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 192
- Built a walled corridor to the river to supply Wang LiDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 139
- Defeated Li Gui, Deng Yue, Wu Xu, Cai Ci, and Zhang He in successive operationsBC 209 二世元年 · Military · Qin commanderDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 7, 104-106, 113-115
- DefeatedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 11
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- Killed Tian DanDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 94, passage 10
- Killed Xiang LiangDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 94, passage 31
- KilledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 90, passage 14
- Moved Handan population to Henei and razed the wallsMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 136
- Raised convict troops and destroyed Zhou Wen’s armyDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 7, 66-69
- Received Li Liang after his defeatDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 135
- Supply corridor repeatedly cut; army routed by Xiang YuDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 154
- Used Qin frontier disaffection to pursue private ambitions and divide Qin's powerPolitical · WarlordDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 130-131
- Withdrew, after which the lords captured Wang LiMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 155
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 192
- Value historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 130
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