Regnum Sinense

史记(一:本纪)

Shiji I: Basic Annals

Shiji 史记 · 248 BC · 秦庄襄王二年


Introduction

The Basic Annals of Qin for the second year of King Zhuangxiang: Meng Ao's campaign against Zhao and the settling of Taiyuan.


Text and Translation

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Text: English Translation

Annotations

[§1] 史记(一:本纪)

[§1] Shiji I: Basic Annals

秦本纪:二年,使蒙骜攻赵,定太原。

Basic Annals of Qin: In the second year1 he sent Meng Ao to attack Zhao and settled Taiyuan2.

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Persons

Meng Ao 蒙骜General of Qin, a man of Qi by origin, who served King Zhaoxiang and rose to Senior Minister; grandfather of Meng Tian.

Places

Zhao 赵the state of Zhao, with its capital at Handan, Hebei; one of the three states formed from Jin.
Taiyuan 太原the basin of the middle Fen River, Zhao's north-western region, made a Commandery of Qin; modern Taiyuan, Shanxi.

Notes

1 second yearThe second year of King Zhuangxiang of Qin, 248 BC; the king is the subject.
2 settled Taiyuan定太原: the Tables and the Hereditary Houses (§2, §3) give the campaign as the taking of Yuci and thirty-seven cities, and the Hereditary House of Yan adds that Qin set up Taiyuan Commandery.