Regnum Sinense

无骨论点补充(以及辨析)二

Ivar the Boneless' commentary and analysis II

Shiji 史记 · 255 BC · 秦昭襄王五十二年


Introduction

Ivar the Boneless' commentary, continued: Du Cang's attack on Chu and the cession of ten Fortresses of Han's upper lands that ended it.


Text and Translation

Text: Chinese source

Text: English Translation

Annotations

[§6] 无骨论点补充(以及辨析)二

[§6] Ivar the Boneless' commentary and analysis II

秦相杜仓攻楚,楚国令尹春申君策动“天下共割韩上地十城以谢秦”,秦国于是罢兵。

The Chancellor of Qin, Du Cang, attacked Chu; the Chief Minister of Chu, Lord Chunshen, contrived that "all under Heaven together cede ten Fortresses of Han's upper lands to make amends to Qin", and Qin thereupon called off its troops.

辨析:詳情見左側春申君列傳。

Analysis: for the details see the Biography of Lord Chunshen to the left1.

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Terms

Chancellor / 相n. the chief minister of a state.
Chief Minister / 令尹n. the chief minister of Chu, the lingyin.
Fortress / 城n. a walled place.

Persons

Du Cang 杜仓Chancellor of Qin after Cai Ze.
Lord Chunshen 春申君Huang Xie 黄歇, Chancellor of Chu from 262 BC, enfeoffed as Lord Chunshen.

Places

Qin 秦the state of Qin, with its capital at Xianyang, Shaanxi.
Chu 楚the state of Chu, with its seat at Chen (modern Huaiyang, Henan).
Han 韩the state of Han, with its capital at Zheng (modern Xinzheng, Henan).
the upper lands 上地Han's highland territory towards Shangdang, in south-eastern Shanxi.

Notes

1 to the leftThat is, §4 of this year, the preceding column of the chronology.