Traditional Chinese 公孫瓚 Name Gongsun Zan Wade–Giles Kung-sun Ts'an | Pinyin Simplified Chinese 公孙瓒 Died 199 AD | |
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Courtesy name Bogui (Chinese: 伯珪; pinyin: Bogui; Wade–Giles: Po-kui) Similar Yuan Shao, Zhang Yan, Qu Yi, Tadun | ||
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Gongsun Zan (died March 199), courtesy name Bogui, was a warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty.
Contents
- Dynasty warriors 3 xtreme legends gongsun zan gameplay
- Dynasty warriors 4 empires gongsun zan walkthrough part 1 no commentary playthrough ps2
- Life
- In Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- References
Dynasty warriors 4 empires gongsun zan walkthrough part 1 no commentary playthrough ps2
Life
Little is known of Gongsun Zan's early life. He and Liu Bei studied under the tutelage of Lu Zhi. At the time, the administrator of his home commandery appreciated Gongsun Zan's impressive looks and booming voice, so he arranged for his daughter to marry him. Gongsun Zan was deployed by He Jin to quash rebellions in the north which he did successfully. Following a misunderstanding with his lord, Liu Yu, he attacked him and won control of the surrounding areas; however, contrary to popular belief, he was never formally appointed as a commandery administrator. During this time his former classmate Liu Bei came to serve him and got allocated the city of Pingyuan to defend.
Two brothers now formed the power in China, Yuan Shao in the north in direct competition with Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shu. Following a disagreement between the two, Gongsun Zan formed an alliance with Yuan Shu and sent his nephew Gongsun Yue to help Yuan Shu's general Sun Jian retake Yangcheng. However, Gongsun Yue died in the campaign. Using this pretext, Gongsun Zan fought against Yuan Shao after a plan to gain Han Fu's lands went awry. However, Gongsun Zan eventually lost to Yuan Shao at the Battle of Yijing. He committed suicide by setting himself on fire, after killing his wife and sisters. His son Gongsun Xu was killed in battle later.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Gongsun Zan was commander of a cavalry force and served on the northern and eastern frontiers of the Han Dynasty, fighting against various non-Han Chinese tribes. In 191, Gongsun enlisted as part of the coalition against Dong Zhuo, the warlord who had seized power in Luoyang and held the emperor hostage, but used the opportunity to enlarge his territories. In late 191, Gongsun Zan appointed Zhao Yun as a general. Zhao Yun later joined another member of the attack on Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei who also served him at one point along with his comrades Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei had known each other for years having studied together in their younger days. Throughout the 190s he fought a series of battles with the warlord Yuan Shao for control of north China, starting with the Battle of Jieqiao. He was defeated by Yuan in 199 in the Battle of Yijing and committed suicide by setting himself on fire.
Gongsun Zan was known as "White Horse General" and renowned for his brigade of elite cavalry from Boma (白馬), made up completely of horses of pure white ("Boma" literally means "white horse"). It seems he hit on the tactic of using all white horses in battle when he learned the barbarians he was then fighting against considered the animals sacred and would run from them instead of fighting.