- Gongsun Kang
Chinese
t=公孫康
s=公孙康
p=Gōngsūn Kāng
hangul=공손강
hanja=公孫康
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mr=Kongson KangGongsun Kang (?-221) was a general of the
Kingdom of Wei during theThree Kingdoms period.He was born to
Gongsun Du , Governor of Liaodong. In 204 Kang took over the position with the territories of Liaodong, Xuantu and Lelang. He was nominally subject toCao Cao while keeping his domain semiindependent. In 207 he pleased Cao Cao in killingYuan Shang (袁尚), the last attested member of the clans ofYuan Shao and escaped the conquest of Cao Cao to Liaodong.He smashed Yiyimo (伊夷模), King of
Goguryeo , at its capital and forced him to move the capital. He separated the southern half from the Lelang commandery and established theDaifang commandery in 204 to make administration more efficient. With military expeditions he brought southern natives into submission.When he died in 221, his younger brother
Gongsun Gong (公孫恭) succeeded him because Kang's children were young. However, Kang's sonGongsun Yuan took back the position in 228.ee also
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Three Kingdoms
*Personages of the Three Kingdoms
*"Records of Three Kingdoms "
*"Romance of the Three Kingdoms "
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