Three Kingdoms Officer Names: Gongsun Zan Faction
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Name (family, given), style, Wade-Giles, tones, traditional and simplified Chinese.
| Officer Name (Wade-Giles) |
Traditional, Simplified |
Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| Fan Fang | 范方 | |
| Fan Fang | 范方 | |
| Sent with cavalry to help Liu Dai but Liu later turned to Yuan Shao and Fan went home. | ||
| Gongsun Fan | 公孫範 | |
| Kungsun Fan | 公孙范 | |
| Cousin of Gongsun Zan. Given the seal to the Prefecture of Bo Hai by Yuan Shao. | ||
| Gongsun Xu | 公孫續 | |
| Kungsun Hsü | 公孙续 | |
| Sent to get help from Zhang Yan and succeeded, later killed by the Xiongnu. | ||
| Gongsun Yue | 公孫越 | |
| Kungsun Yüeh | 公孙越 | |
| Assassinated by Yuan Shao after a diplomatic mission. Served as envoy to Yuan Shu. | ||
| Gongsun Zan (Bogu) | 公孫瓚 (伯珪) | |
| Kungsun Tsan (Po-ku) | 公孙瓒 (伯珪) | |
| Magistrate of Bei Ping. Fought Yuan Shao. Committed suicide with his family. | ||
| Guan Jing (Shiqi) | 關靖 (士起) | |
| Kuan Ching (Shih-ch‘i) | 关靖 (士起) | |
| Adviser to Gongsun Zan. Died fighting Yuan Shao’s army at Bei Ping. | ||
| Li Yizi | 李移子 | |
| Li Itzŭ | 李移子 | |
| Oath brother of Gongsun Zan, disreputable cloth seller. | ||
| Liu Bei (Xuande) | 劉備 (玄德) | |
| Liu Pei (Hsüan-tê) | 刘备 (玄德) | |
| First Emperor of Shu and sworn brother of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. | ||
Notes: Liu Bei is commonly referenced by the name, Xian Zhu (先主), ‘First Ruler’ or ‘First Soverign’. Chen Shou, in the Sanguozhi, refers to Liu Bei by this title to indicate the illegitimacy of his dynasty in the eyes of Jin. Sun Quan and his clan are placed on an even lower pedestal. Sometimes referred to as the ‘Princely One’ in the Brewitt-Taylor novel translation. |
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| Liu Ping | 劉平 | |
| Liu P‘ing | 刘平 | |
| Either noted Liu Bei’s talent or tried to kill Liu Bei, depends what source. | ||
Notes: Also known as Liu Ziping. |
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| Shan Jing | 單經 | |
| Shan Ching | 单经 | |
| Sent to aid Tao Qian against Cao Cao but defeated at Pingyuan. | ||
| Tian Kai | 田楷 | |
| T‘ien K‘ai | 田楷 | |
| Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Qingzhou by Gongsun Zan. Fought against Cao Cao. | ||
| Tian Yu (Guorang) | 田豫 (國讓) | |
| T‘ien Yü (Kuo-jang) | 田豫 (国让) | |
| General of Wei under Cao Rui. Dispatched to Xiangyang to counter Wu’s invasion. | ||
Notes: Also referred to erroneously as Tian Du. |
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| Wang Men | 王門 | |
| Wang Mên | 王门 | |
| A military commander, he was forced into withdrawing after Tian Yu shamed him. | ||
| Yan Gang | 嚴綱 | |
| Yen Kang | 严纲 | |
| Officer of Gongsun Zan. Led Zan’s army at Jieqiao, but was killed by Qu Yi. | ||
Notes: Mistranslated as ‘Yan Guang’ in the online Brewitt-Taylor translation. |
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| Zhao Yun (Zilong) | 趙雲 (子龍) | |
| Chao Yün (Tzŭ-lung) | 赵云 (子龙) | |
| Served Shu. Highly trusted by Liu Bei. Fourth of the Five Tiger Generals. | ||
| Zou Dan | 鄒丹 | |
| Tsou Tan | 邹丹 | |
| Killed by the rebelling Yan Rou, 4,000 of his men are killed as well. | ||
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