Qin and Han · Qin General

Zhao Ben 趙賁

Attested BC 208 - BC 205

Passages: 9
Chapters: 4
Histories: 2

Overview

Zhao Ben was a Qin General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 207 to BC 205 Qin and Three Qin campaigns
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 48, passage 168
BC 208 to BC 207 擊趙賁軍
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 98, passage 2
BC 207 擊趙賁軍
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 54, passage 25
BC 207 擊趙賁軍尸北
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 57, passage 31

Key source chapters

References in the histories

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History

9 passages

Book of Han, Chapter 48Volume 39: Xiao He and Cao Shen · 3 passages

追北，西至開封，擊趙賁軍，破之，圍趙賁開封城中。 He chased the fugitives west to Kaifeng, defeated Zhao Ben, and penned him inside the city.

擊趙賁軍尸北，破之。 He defeated Zhao Ben’s force north of Shi.

因擊趙賁、內史保軍，破之。 He followed up by crushing the armies of Zhao Ben and Interior Secretary Bao.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 54House of Chancellor Cao · 3 passages

追北，西至開封，擊趙賁軍，破之，圍趙賁開封城中。 Pursuing the fleeing enemy westward to Kaifeng, he defeated Zhao Ben's army and besieged Zhao Ben within the city walls.

從攻陽武，下軒轅、緱氏，絕河津，還擊趙賁軍尸北，破之。 Joining the attack on Yangwu, he took Xuanyuan and Goushi, severed the river crossings, then wheeled back to defeat Zhao Ben's army north of Shi.

因擊趙賁、內史保軍，破之。 Turning next against Zhao Ben and the Grand Administrator Bao, he defeated both armies.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 57House of Zhou Bo, Marquis of Jiang · 2 passages

擊趙賁軍尸北。 North of Shi, he struck Zhao Ben's army.

擊趙賁、內史保於咸陽，最。 At Xianyang, he struck Zhao Ben and the Chamberlain Bao, again earning the highest distinction.

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

從攻安陽、杠裏，擊趙賁軍於開封，及擊楊熊曲遇、陽武，斬首十二級，賜爵卿。 Fu Kuan took part in the attacks on Anyang and Gangli, engaged Zhao Ben's army at Kaifeng, and fought Yang Xiong at Quyu and Yangwu. He took twelve heads and was granted the rank of Minister.