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Gongsun Zan is a character in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which romanticises the events before and during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
Welcome to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Encyclopedia. You are viewing the profile of Gongsun Zan (公孫瓚), styled Bogui (伯珪), born in Liaoxi. “Magistrate of Beiping. Fought Yuan Shao. Committed suicide with his family.” Gongsun Zan was affiliated with and the Han Dynasty.
Feb 13, 2023 · A study of Gongsun Zan, a warlord who influenced the era of the late Eastern Han Dynasty (184–220) with his military and political skills. The article examines his early success and final failure, and his role as a cavalry commander.
- Cheng Xing
Gongsun Zan nominated Liu Bei to be the Chancellor (相) of Pingyuan State and sent him to join his subordinate Tian Kai in fighting Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan in Qing Province. In defending against the governor of Ji province, Yuan Shao he fought many battles with distinction.
Gongsun Zan, courtesy name Bogui, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty.
When defeated by his foe Yuan Shao, Three Kingdoms-era general Gongsun Zan committed suicide by setting himself on fire after killing nearly his entire family. Was this jaw-dropping act a sign of insanity or does this have some precedent or meaning behind it?
Sep 21, 2022 · The story ends with the tragic death of Gongsun Zan. Yuan Shao lured Gongsun Zan’s soldiers out of their defense by lighting a fire as a false signal and then defeated them in an ambush. Yuan Shao had also built underground passages to launch direct attacks on Gongsun Zan’s main quarters.
