Ji Xin (; died 204 BC) was a general serving Liu Bang (later
Emperor Gaozu of Han) during the
Chu–Han contention.
In the summer of 204 BC, Liu Bang was besieged in the city of
Xingyang
Xingyang (), is a county-level city of Henan Province, South Central China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou. It is situated 15 kilometers to the west of Zhengzhou city proper. The population of Xingyang i ...
by the much larger forces of
Xiang Yu. After a month in the seemingly desperate situation, Ji Xin came up with a plan and volunteered to act as a
decoy to help his lord escape. Ji Xin rode out of the city in Liu Bang's distinctive
chariot, pretended to be Liu and offered to surrender. It took Xiang Yu some time to realize that he had been fooled, and when he discovered that the real Liu Bang had already escaped, had Ji Xin burnt to death.
He was later enshrined as the
City God of
Zhengzhou and
Xingyang
Xingyang (), is a county-level city of Henan Province, South Central China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou. It is situated 15 kilometers to the west of Zhengzhou city proper. The population of Xingyang i ...
which was the town he saved.
See also
* , the temple dedicated to him in
Zhengzhou City, built no later than
1501
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Events
January–June
* January 17 – Cesare Borgia returns triumphantly to Rome, from Romagna.
* March 25 & ...
(14th year of
Hongzhi era,
Ming dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...
).
References
Siege of Xingyang, 204 BC
204 BC deaths
Chu–Han contention people
Year of birth unknown
People executed by China by burning
3rd-century BC executions
Executed Chinese people
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