- Gongsun Yuan
Chinese
t=公孫淵
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p=Gōngsūn1 yuānGongsun Yuan (?-238) was a general of
Cao Wei during theThree Kingdoms period.He was born to
Gongsun Kang , Governor ofLiaodong , Xuantu, Lelang and Daifang commanderies. After Kang's death, his brother Gong took over the position in 221, but revealed his inability to rule. In 228, Yuan wrested the position.At that time, China was split into
Three Kingdoms . TheKingdom of Wei in the north andKingdom of Wu in the south made efforts in bringing over the powerful warlord, but his indecisiveness eventually annihilated himself. Although Gongsun Yuan was nominally subject to Wei,Sun Quan , King of Wu, aggressively worked on him. Yuan considered switching sides to Wu until he yielded under the pressure of Emperor Ming of Wei. Yuan killed Wu delegates, but some of them fled toGoguryeo , who suffered from constant pressure from the Gongsun family. Then Wu allied with Goguryeo to launch a pincer attack against Yuan.Feeling a sense of crisis, Emperor Ming decided to overthrow the Gongsun family. In 237, he dispatched
Wuqiu Jian with Chinese,Wuhuan andXianbei troops, but the campaign was aborted due to floods. Gongsun Yuan proclaimed himself as the King of Yan (燕) and concluded an alliance with Wu. In the next year,Sima Yi and Wuqui Jian attacked Liaodong again. As a result of the campaign, Gongsun Yuan was killed and the Gongsun family was exterminated. The Kingdom of Wei conquered Liaodong and northwestern Korea.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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