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	Gongsun Zan (Bogui) - Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo yanyi) Biography
		Gongsun Zan was pleased to see his old friend and invited the three brothers to join him in his mission to restore the Han.
		Gongsun Zan rode onto the bridge to challenge Yuan Shao shouting “Formerly you were regarded as loyal and public spirited, and we chose you chief of the confederacy.
		Gongsun Zan’s army had surrounded Yuan Shao so he could not run far but he was eventually saved by the arrival of his army who forced the attacking troops back across the river.
	www.kongming.net /novel/sgyy/gongsunzan.php (2132 words)

	Zan S Super Home
		Zan began his mission to rid the town of the invaders, culminating in a duel with the samurai who nearly killed him at the ravine, followed by a showdown with the midget leader of ''The Jackal''.
		Gongsun Zan (公孫瓚 gong1 sun1 zan4), courtesy name Bogui, was a warlord of northern China active toward the end of the second century AD.
		Gongsun Zan was known as the 'General of Baima' and renowned for his brigade of elite cavalry from Baima, made up completely of horses of pure white (Bai Ma means white horse in Chinese).
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/237/zan-s-super-home.html (619 words)

	Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu, and Liu Bei - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		Gongsun Zan then feared that Yuan Shu would find out about his objections and bear a grudge against him, so he changed tack and sent his cousin Gongsun Yue (in the novel, Yue is a younger brother) with 1,000 cavalry to aid Yuan Shu.
		Gongsun Zan was enraged and blamed Yuan Shao for the death of his cousin (whom he considered as a younger brother), since Zhou Mao was acting on Yuan Shao's orders.
		Gongsun lived in the tower with his concubines, and no one was allowed to enter - all messages to him had to be tied to a rope which would be pulled up by a concubine.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=11431 (4976 words)

	Actual battle descriptions - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		The 800 men was obviously a bait to lure Gongsun Zan into attacking, and he took the bait presuming that his calvary would easily overrun the small band and if Yuan's army gets shaken he could follow through the charge and win the whole battle.
		Gongsun Zan obviously used a very conventional tactic with infantry in the middle and horsemen in the wing, Yuan was probably much the same but lured Gongsun to charge first with the 800 men advance and made him pay by secretly readying crossbows in the back (one of the advantages of crossbows...
		When Gongsun Zan's 10,000 cavalry charged them, Qu Yi first had his troops crouch down behind their pavises (large shields for crossbowmen, held up by infantrymen while the crossbowmen draw and shoot) until the cavalry were only several tens of paces away, to lure the cavalry to approach within close range.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=2819 (3192 words)

	The Scholars of Shen Zhou :: View topic - Gongsun Zan's Mistake
		Still, Gongsun Zan and his generals were proven to be fierce and mighter than those of Yuan save maybe Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and a strategist would have been able to use that strength to easily smash Yuan's forces.
		Gongsun Zan had shown in previous battles that he was not a match for Yuan Shao.
		Gongsun Zan's and Yuan Shao's field battles were a little wild, at least by the accounts.
	the-scholars.com /viewtopic.php?t=9784 (1566 words)

	Gongsun Yue - Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo yanyi) Biography
		Gongsun Yue was the younger brother of Gongsun Zan and was a commander in his older brother’s army, which numbered one of the largest in the whole of China.
		Zan agreed, but before he had mustered his army for the march onto Jizhou, word came that Yuan Shao had already seized all power within the district.
		Zan, surmising that his brother’s killers were in fact serving Yuan Shao, was so outraged that he mustered his entire army to extract revenge on Shao.
	kongming.net /novel/sgyy/gongsunyue.php (317 words)

	Wu Hu
		206) and Gongsun Zan[?] (公孫瓚 gong1 sun1 zan4 b.
		Ironically Gongsun Zan[?] was the commander to suppress the rebellion of Zhang Chun[?] and Zhang Ju[?].
		Bitter relationship of sometimes friend and sometimes enemy between the Han's court and groups of herdsmen lasted from the start of 2nd century to early 160s until the appearance of Tan Shi Huai[?] (檀石槐 tan2 shi2 huai2 b.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wu/Wu_Hu.html (3059 words)

	The Three Kingdoms - Chapter 7
		Gongsun Zan replied, "Formerly you were regarded as loyal and public spirited, and we chose you chief of the confederacy.
		Gongsun Zan was very pleased, and the two went together to the camp, where they at once busied themselves with preparations for a new battle.
		Gongsun Zan had formerly seen service against the frontier tribes, the Qiang Peoples, where he always placed his white horses in the van of his army, and thus he had won the sobriquet of General Who Commands White Horses.
	www.eze33.com /war/sanguo/sg007.htm (4373 words)

	Major Events
		Zhao Yun styled Zilong, was a native of Zhending, Changshan.
		He originally belonged to Gongsun Zan; Gongsun Zan sent the Former Lord with Tian Ti to oppose Yuan Shao, and Zhao Yun followed as the premier horseman of the Former Lord.
		At the time the Former Lord was pursued by Duke Cao at Changban, Dangyang, his wives proceeded south, Zhao Yun cradled the weak son; that is the Latter Lord; and protected Madame Gan; that is the mother of the Latter Lord; averting danger.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0122767/sanguo/trans4.html (814 words)

	Gongsun Zan (NPC) - The Cry Of War: Feudal Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		History: From the age of 15, he was already an officer in the Tai Army, a brilliant military strategist, and extremely skilled with the bow, Gongsun Zan's targets seldom missed.
		Although a brilliant general, Gongsun Zan is extremely proud and arrogant, he does not like to take advice from others, and is rash and hot-headed.
		Easily-Angered, Gongsun Zan can be led into an ambush with ease, but his great courage and commanding skills make his men loyal to him.
	cryofwar.phpbb3.net /viewtopic.php?p=17 (155 words)

	The Scholars of Shen Zhou :: View topic - Gongsun Zan SGYY biography
		Gongsun Zan had formerly seen service against the northern frontier tribes, the Qiang Peoples, where he always placed his white horses in the van of his army, and thus he had won the sobriquet of General Who Commands White Horses.
		From the text, it seems that Gongsun Zan was born in the northeast and spent most of his career there.
		As I understood it, Zhang Chun and the Wuwan attempted to wreak havoc behind Gongsun Zan's back when he was on his way west, but Zan turned around and kicked their butts.
	the-scholars.com /viewtopic.php?t=6844 (3292 words)

	The Scholars of Shen Zhou :: View topic - Liu Bei vs. Gongsun Zan
		The reason why I respect Gongsun Zan more is because he fought with Yuan Shao to the end and never gave in.
		Gongsun Zan just died early because he didn't pick the right guy to mess with (Yuan Shao).
		Zan was a decent ruler, in terms of ruling.
	the-scholars.com /viewtopic.php?t=234 (1592 words)

	Provinces
		Prior to the outbreak of the war against Dong Zhuo, this province was under the control of Gongsun Zan.
		Gongsun Zan vanquished Gongsun Zan's forces with relative ease and northeastern China fell to Yuan Shao.
		Youzhou is the last bastion of resistance the surviving Yuan brothers hope to put up but Gongsun Kang executed the Yuan brothers for fear and presented their heads to Cao Cao.
	www.3kingdoms.net /provinces.htm (2190 words)

	SGZ Biography of the "Five Tiger Generals" of Shu - Romance of Three Kingdoms Community - Sanguo Online ...
		However, this gesture of servitude was mocked by Gongsun Zan, who asked why Zhao Yun was offering to serve him instead of Yuan Shao, while the rest of their people supported the latter; and who remarked why they were the only ones who return from the way of delusion.
		After years of observation and fighting wars under Gongsun Zan’s command, Zhao Yun began to harbour dissatisfaction towards Gongsun Zan’s actions and judged him to be one that had no ambition, incompetent and only interested in guarding his own personal interests.
		Thus, Zhao Yun felt that Gongsun Zan was not a reliable master and wanted to find a chance to leave his ranks.
	forums.sanguo-online.com /showthread.php?t=2646 (6109 words)

	Proince/ City List - SCC Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Gongsun Zan assumes him appointment as the governor of Beiping here.
		Gongsun Zan's duties and responsibities here are to ensure that the areas under his jurisdiction are protected from invasions by the barbarian tribes to the north.
		After gaining control of this region with the elimination of Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao sent his nephew Gao Gan to administer this area.
	www.stratcommandcenter.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=2118 (1861 words)

	To Stop The Sword, by SilentNinja :: FicWad: fresh-picked original and fan fiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		With Gongsun Zan, it was the experience of survival and defense at You province.
		Gongsun Zan introduced Zilong to his collegue Liu Bei and his oath brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei then later on Liu Bei's childhood friend Jian Yong.
		Gongsun Zan is facing a crisis to the defense of his land; the battle for control of the entire northern region begins.
	www.ficwad.com /viewstory.php?sid=4769 (4588 words)

	Romance of Three Kingdoms - Luo Guanzhong - Chapter 106 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This Gongsun Yuan was a grandson of Gongsun Du the Warlike, and a son of Gongsun Kang in Liaodong.
		Gongsun Yuan's reply was to condemn Jia Fan to death.
		Gongsun Yuan was disheartened and frightened, and decided to sue for peace.
	www.threekingdoms.com /chapter.php?c=106 (5938 words)

	Story of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 5
		Gongsun Zan asked, "My dear brother, why are you here?" Liu Bei said, "Thanks for your recommendation last time, I am now mayor of Pingyuan.
		Yuan Shao said, "Governor Gongsun, who are the guys behind you?" Gongsun Zan pointed to Liu Bei and said, "This is my roommate when I was in school.
		As he was approaching Gongsun Zan, Luu Bu was about to strike at Gongsun Zan, Zhang Fei's spear came from the side.
	home.pacbell.net /daxmei/sanguo_files/sanguo_chapters/sanguo5.html (2723 words)

	Yuan Shao - Famous Ancient Chinese People - Chinese
		In the winter of that year, he successively defended the integrity of his borders by defeating the cavalry forces of the northern warlord Gongsun Zan (公孫瓚) at the Battle of Jieqiao (界橋) with the use of massed crossbowmen.
		In 198 Yuan Shao advanced in force against Gongsun Zan and encircled his base at Yijing (易京).
		By early 199 Gongsun had been destroyed and Yuan held legitimate power over the four provinces north of the Yellow River.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Yuan_Shao (1414 words)

	The Three Kingdoms - Chapter 5
		Gongsun Zan told Liu Bei to come forward, and said, "This is Liu Bei, Magistrate of Pingyuan and a brother of mine who shared my humble cottage when we were students."
		Gongsun Zan told them it was Guan Yu, brother of Liu Bei.
		Then he told Gongsun Zan to lead the three brothers back to their own camp, and the other chiefs then dispersed.
	www.eze33.com /war/sanguo/sg005.htm (5435 words)

	Three Kingdoms World - Stories
		This time Gongsun Zan, flourishing his spear, went to meet the enemy.
		The lords watched Red-Hare gained rapidly upon the flying horseman, and Lu Bu's halberd was poised ready to strike Gongsun Zan just behind the heart.
		Seeing this opponent, Lu Bu left the pursuit of Gongsun Zan and engaged the new adversary.
	3kingdoms.tripod.com /vs.html (433 words)

	The Three Kingdoms -- Political, Social, Cultural, Historical Analysis Of China
		Gongsun Zan barely survived when heavy snows fell and Wuhuans fled to Liucheng city.
		Gongsun Zan was conferred Marquis Duting-hou and the post of jiang lu xiaowei.
		Gongsun Zan, eager to fight Wuhuan and Xianbei, hence became unhappy with Liu Yu and became feuds.
	www.republicanchina.org /3Kingdoms.html (8428 words)

	Three Kingdoms World - Heroic Tales Pt.2
		With the insurgency calmed, Liu Bei went to Gongsun Zan and told him about Cao Cao's impending attack Xu.
		Thus, he was able to recruit Zhao Yun, with a battalion of over 2500 soldiers to support Tao Qian.
		Yuan Shao had just succumbed to Gongsun Zan in Yi Zhou when Yuan Shu requested him to forward badly needed supplies.
	3kingdoms.tripod.com /tales2.html (1961 words)

	Tai's Advance - The Cry Of War: Feudal Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Gongsun Zan led his army of 10,000 soldiers forward, in a short period of time, they captured Zhongmou city.
		Gongsun Zan thought for a moment, and then questioned, "Does he think I cannot handle a few thousand enemy forces?
		Like Tian Si could do better", Gongsun Zan turned and mounted his horse, he picked out a dozen horsemen that you trusted and set off for Chenggao.
	cryofwar.phpbb3.net /viewtopic.php?p=184 (1057 words)

	Zhao Yun - Famous Ancient Chinese People - Chinese
		He joined Gongsun Zan, a warlord who was a major player in the region, probably at the end of 191 A.D. or the beginning of 192 A.D. as commander of a small group of county volunteers.
		In 192 he was placed under the authority of Liu Bei, who at the time had only the rank of a major under Gongsun, as a commander of Liu?s cavalry.
		Zhao Yun left Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei to attend his elder brother?s funeral soon after.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Zhao_Yun (1256 words)

	Biography- Liu Bei
		Titles given- Emperor of Shu, King of Han Zhong, King Zhao Di A descendant of Prince Sheng of Zhongshan, Liu Bei lived in poverty when he was young.
		Liu Bei became a pupil of Lu zhi, a Han scholar, along with his friend Gongsun Zan.
		He was later appointed to be the Judical Officer of Anxi Country, but was later made to retire.
	www.angelfire.com /dragon2/the3kingdoms/liubei.html (412 words)

	Periodbot output starting #22094872
		Around late 191 AD or early 192 AD, he was elected by his county to lead a group of volunteer soldiers to join the force of [[Gongsun Zan]], a warlord who had great influence over the region.
		At that time, Gongsun Zan and [[Yuan Shao]], another warlord, were engaged in a feud over the ultimate control of the State of Ji, Jizhou (冀州).
		Gongsun Zan was concerned that many people from the region went to serve Yuan Shao.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /~tom7/periodbot/291.html (3475 words)

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		Year 191: In the heated battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao had the upper hand and was on the verge of victory.
		Gongsun Zan valiantly fought back and Yuan Shao returned empty-handed.
		Panel 2 Bubble: Whether I am in Gongsun army or not is not important, I believe...
	www.remnantwarriors.com /releases/txt/v07c057.txt (848 words)

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