(died 11 January 308) was a military general of the Jin dynasty (266–420). During his days as a shepherd, he befriended a Jie slave named
, and after Shi Le was given freedom, the two men raised a personal army. They joined
retainer, Gongshi Fan, who rose up to avenge the prince after his removal. Following Gongshi Fan's death, Ji Sang and Shi Le continued on their own, sacking the city of Ye in the process. They were defeated by
, and Ji Sang was assassinated by members of the Qihuo in 308.
Life
Almost nothing is known about Ji Sang and his early life. What was certain, however, was that he was working in a group of horse shepherds that happened to be operating next to the household of Shi Huan (師懽) in Chiping County. In 304, he befriended one of Shi Huan's slave, Shi Le, a Jie man who later went on to establish one of the Sixteen Kingdoms, Later Zhao. Shi Le was released in 305, and the two men agreed to become bandits, recruiting hundreds of men under their wing. Ji Sang also gave Shi Le his name, as previously, his name was not Shi Le.
That same year, the Prince of Chengdu, Sima Ying, was removed from his position of crown prince. His general Gongshi Fan, rose up against the Prince of Donghai, Sima Yue, so Ji Sang and Shi Le joined him. Gongshi Fan was killed the following year in 306, after he was defeated by Sima Yue's general Gou Xi. Ji Sang fled back to the pasture he once worked at together with Shi Le, assembling new men to fight for their cause and plundering the region. He declared himself Grand General, stating his intentions to avenge the now deceased Sima Ying. He also made Shi Le his General Who Routs the Caitiffs.
Ji Sang returned to the fight with his troops to attack the city of Ye in early of 307. Ji Sang first defeated the general Feng Song (馮嵩) before proceeding. The Prince of Xincai and defender of Ye, Sima Teng, fled the city, but he was killed by Ji Sang's general, Li Feng (李豐). After entering the city, Ji Sang dug up the coffin of Sima Ying and placed it in a cart. Previously, before carrying out a decision, Ji Sang would inform to a statue of Sima Ying before carrying it out. Now that he acquired Sima Ying's coffin, he turned to informing the coffin instead. Ji Sang sacked the city and left it to burn for ten days before leaving.
Ji Sang marched south of the Yellow River and began threatening Yanzhou. Sima Yue, now regent to Emperor Hui of Jin, worried greatly and sent his generals, Gou Xi and Wang Zan (王讚) to subdue Ji Sang. Gou Xi attacked Ji Sang at Dongwuyang (東武陽) in Dong Commandery, routing him and forcing him to retreat to Qingyuan (清淵) in Wei Commandery. Gou Xi pursued him and defeated him again, killing a big number of his followers. Ji Sang and Shi Le took the decision to flee to Liu Yuan's state of Han Zhao, but along the way, they were intercepted and beaten by Ding Shao (丁邵).
After their latest defeat, Ji Sang and Shi Le were separated from each other. Ji Sang fled to his pasture while Shi Le fled to Leping to join the Han Zhao ruler, Liu Yuan. Although Shi Le did manage to reach Liu Yuan, Ji Sang was not so lucky. A group of loyalists to Sima Teng called the Qihuo were angry about Ji Sang's killing of their late master. They raised their troops and killed Ji Sang at Leling on 11 January 308, finally ending the conflict between Sima Yue and Sima Ying's retainers.
Ji Sang (died 11 January 308) was a military general of the Jin dynasty (266–420). During his days as a shepherd, he befriended a Jie slave named Shi Le, and after Shi Le was given freedom, the two men raised a personal army. They joined Sima Ying's retainer, Gongshi Fan, who rose up to avenge the prince after his removal. Following Gongshi Fan's death, Ji Sang and Shi Le continued on their own, sacking the city of Ye in the process. They were defeated by Gou Xi, and Ji Sang was assassinated by members of the Qihuo in 308.