Tao Bao (died 340), courtesy name Anbu, was a military general of Later Zhao during China's Sixteen Kingdoms period. Being one of Shi Le's Eighteen Riders, his most notable activities were his battles with Zu Ti, in which he defended the city of Pengguan (
Tao Bao | |
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Grand Guardian ( | |
In office ? –340 | |
Monarch | Shi Hu |
Personal details | |
Born | Unknown |
Died | 340 |
Courtesy name | Anbu ( |
Life
editTao Bao was from Fanyang Commandery and was known in his hometown for his bravery and skill at horse riding. Once, Tao Bao boastingly declared, "A man who has met Wei Taizu and not be a marquis of 10,000 households or among his top generals is not a real man." Those with him at the time laughed at him but Tao Bao raised his voice at them, "You sons of rats, how could you possibly comprehend the aspirations of a lordly man who transforms like a leopard?”[1]
Like all those who joined Shi Le in 304, he became one of his Eighteen Riders and roamed the land as a bandit. When Shi Le occupied Julu and Changshan, Tao Bao became one of his "talon and teeth" (
In 313, Tao Bao was made Administrator of Wei Commandery after Shi Le conquered Yecheng. He was later replaced by Shi Le's nephew Shi Hu.[3]
During Zu Ti's northern expedition in 319, he attacked the Administrator of Chenliu, Chen Chuan (
Going into the following year, Zu Ti's general Han Qian (
In 328, Shi Le campaigned against his rival Liu Yao of Former Zhao. Tao Bao led his forces to Xingyang to join Shi Le in his assault on Luoyang. Shi Le captured Liu Yao while his sons Liu Yin and Liu Xi were killed by Shi Hu the following year.[6]
Tao Bao's last contribution would be 338, during Later Zhao and Former Yan's assault on the Duan Tribe. Tao Bao was made General Who Traverses The Sea and ordered to attack from Piaoyu Crossing (漂渝
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崔 鴻 《十 六 國 春秋 ·後 趙 錄 》曰:桃 豹 字 安步 ,范陽人 。少時 以膽勇 騎射 稱 ,嘗攘臂 大言 曰:「大丈夫 遭遇 魏 太 祖 ,不 封 萬 戶 侯 位 上 將 者 ,非 丈夫 也。」時 類 笑 之 ,豹 駡言:「爾 鼠 子 輩 ,安 知 君 子 豹變 之 志 乎!」後 起 中原 ,豹 爲 十 八 騎 之 雄 ,事 勒甚恭 。) Taiping Yulan, Volume 391 - ^ (
漢 安東 大將軍 石 勒寇鉅鹿、常山 ,衆 至 十 餘 萬 ,集 衣冠 人物 ,別 爲 君子 營。以趙郡 張 賓 爲 謀 主 ,刁膺爲 股肱 ,夔安、孔 萇、支 雄 、桃 豹 、逯明爲 爪牙 。幷州諸 胡 羯多從 之 。) Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 85 - ^ (
建 興 元年 ,石 季 龍 攻 鄴三 臺 ,鄴潰,劉 演 奔于稟丘,將軍 謝 胥、田 青 、郎 牧 等 率 三臺流人降于勒,勒以桃 豹 為 魏 郡 太守 以撫之 。命 段 末 柸為子 ,署 為 使 持 節 、安 北 將軍 、北平 公 ,遣 還 遼 西 。) Book of Jin, Volume 104 - ^ (
建 興 元年 ,石 季 龍 攻 鄴三 臺 ,鄴潰,劉 演 奔于稟丘,將軍 謝 胥、田 青 、郎 牧 等 率 三臺流人降于勒,勒以桃 豹 為 魏 郡 太守 以撫之 。命 段 末 柸為子 ,署 為 使 持 節 、安 北 將軍 、北平 公 ,遣 還 遼 西 。) Book of Jin, Volume 104 - ^ (
祖 逖將韓 潛 與 後 趙 將 桃 豹 分 據 陳 川 故 城 ,豹 居 西臺 ,潛 居 東臺 ,豹 由 南 門 ,潛 由 東門 ,出入 相 守 四 旬 。逖以布 囊盛土 如米狀 ,使 千 餘人 運上 臺 ,又 使 數 人 擔米,息 於道。豹 兵 逐之,棄擔而走。豹 兵 久 飢 ,得 米 ,以爲逖士衆 豐 飽,益 懼。後 趙 將 劉 夜 堂 以驢千 頭 運 糧 饋豹,逖使韓 潛 及別將 馮鐵邀擊 於汴水 ,盡 獲 之 。豹 宵 遁,屯 東 燕 城 ,逖使潛 進 屯 封 丘 以逼之 。馮鐵據 二 臺 ,逖鎭雍丘,數 遣 兵 邀擊 後 趙 兵 ,後 趙 鎭戍歸 逖者甚多,境 土 漸 蹙。) Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 91 - ^ (
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