1. Qin Qiong, courtesy name Shubao, better known as Qin Shubao, was a Chinese general who lived in the early Tang dynasty of China.
17 Facts About Qin Shubao
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Qin Shubao became a soldier under the service of the major general Lai Hu'er during the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui.
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Late in Emperor Yang's reign, Qin Shubao served under the general Zhang Xutuo.
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Qin Shubao later defeated another rebel general, Sun Xuanya, and was promoted in rank.
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Zhang was killed in battle, and Qin Shubao thereafter served under the command of the general Pei Renji.
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In 617, Pei, angry that he was not awarded for his victories and fearful that other Sui officials were defaming him, surrendered to Li Mi, and Qin Shubao came under Li Mi's command.
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The other guards were not around, and only Qin Shubao defended and saved him, and Qin then further fought Yuwen's troops, forcing them to withdraw back to camp.
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In 619, when the Tang general Li Shimin the Prince of Qin Shubao was attacking Wang, Qin Shubao and Cheng, along with Wu Heita and Niu Jinda, acted as if they were going to resist Tang forces but instead headed some distance away from Wang, and then got off their horses and bowed, stating to Wang:.
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Qin Shubao then followed Li Shimin in defeating Liu's major general Song Jin'gang, contributing to Li Shimin's final victory over Liu later in 620.
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Qin Shubao contributed much during the battle, which ended with Dou's being captured by Tang forces.
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Li Shimin therefore was particularly impressed with him, and Qin Shubao was proud of his own abilities.
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Qin Shubao was one of the key commander of Li Shimin's forces, which subsequently killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.
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Qin Shubao's title was posthumously changed to Duke of Hu in 639.
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In 643, when Emperor Taizong commissioned the Portraits at Lingyan Pavilion to commemorate the 24 great contributors to Tang rule, Qin Shubao's was one of the portraits commissioned.
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Qin Shubao continues to be venerated as a door god in Chinese folk religion.
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Qin Shubao is one of the 32 historical figures who appear as special characters in the video game Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI by Koei.
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Qin Shubao is portrayed by Hong Kong actor Chan Wing Chun in TVB's 1987 series The Grand Canal.