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396 received during a sortie; his head was cut off and sent to Lo-yang; his family was exterminated and the city sacked.

  Kung-sun Tsan 公孫瓚 (T. 伯珪). Died A.D. 199. A native of Liao-hsi. He became a great favourite with the Governor of the district, who gave him one of his daughters in marriage and sent him to study under Lu Chih. In early life he won distinction in operations against the frontier tribes and then against the rebels in Liang$a$-chou. Later on, for failing to keep in subjection the tribes on the borders of Ssŭch'uan, he was superseded by 劉虞 Liu Yü, whose successes roused such ill-feeling in his mind that he never rested until he had compassed his rival's death. His next exploit was to lead a successful expedition against Yüan Shao, who had caused the death of his brother Yüan Shu. From this date his power increased rapidly. But his nature was such that he remembered faults and forgot services, so that he had few friends and many enemies; and Yüan Shao, who had long been watching his opportunity, led a force against him and drove him to seek refuge in 易京 I-ching. There, after a long siege, seeing no hope of escape, he slew his wife and children, and then set fire to his house and perished in the flames.

 Kung Ti. See .

 Kung Tsung. See .

  Kung Wang 共王. A Prince of the Ch'u State of old, who when he had lost a bow refused to let his attendants look for it, saying that some man of Ch'u would find it; meaning that at any rate one of his own subjects would profit by the transaction. On hearing of this remark, Confucius censured the Prince's narrow-mindedness, declaring that he ought to have said "some man" and not merely "some man of Ch'u."

  Kung-yang Kao 公羊高. 5th cent. B.C. Author of the commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals which passes under his name. 