| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 褚贡, 褚貢, Chǔ Gòng |
| Nickname | Grand Administrator of Nanyang (南阳太守) |
| Other name | Sở Cống |
| INFORMATION | |
| Died | 184 |
| Death Reason | Killed in battle by Yellow Turban commander Zhang Mancheng at Nanyang |
| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Han Dynasty |
| Battles |
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Biography & Historical Record
Chu Gong (褚贡, Sở Cống) was an Eastern Han regional official who served as Grand Administrator (太守) of Nanyang commandery in Jing Province. He appears at the very opening of the Three Kingdoms era as one of the frontier governors confronting the Yellow Turban Rebellion in 184 AD. He was killed in battle when the rebel general Zhang Mancheng (张曼成) attacked Nanyang.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chapter 1 (Three Heroes Swear Brotherhood in the Peach Garden; One Victory Shakes the Empire) opens with the Yellow Turban uprising sweeping the empire. As Zhang Jue’s followers rise across the provinces, regional governors and commandery administrators are named among those who resist or fall. Chu Gong, Grand Administrator of Nanyang, is recorded as slain by the Yellow Turban commander Zhang Mancheng — one of the first territorial losses that shows the rebellion’s reach into the heartland of Jing Province, in the same chapter that introduces Liu Yan’s recruitment of volunteers and the broader imperial response.
Chu Gong (褚贡) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Grand Administrator of Nanyang
Named as the Nanyang commandery governor who resists the Yellow Turban rebels at the novel’s opening.
Killed by Zhang Mancheng
Slain when Zhang Mancheng’s Yellow Turban forces overrun Nanyang — an early rebel victory in Jing Province during the Zhang Jue uprising.
For detailed historical records, archives, and official chronicles, explore Chu Gong on Wikipedia.
Key Relationships
Family
- No spouse or children recorded.
Friends
- Liu Yan (刘焉, Lưu Nhan) and imperial commanders: Part of the Han regional defense network responding to the Yellow Turban crisis in Chapter 1.
Enemies
- Zhang Mancheng (张曼成, Trương Mạn Thành): Yellow Turban commander who killed Chu Gong at Nanyang.
- Zhang Jue (张角, Trương Giác): Leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion whose uprising costs Chu Gong his life.
Other
- Zhu Jun (朱儁, Chu Tuấn) and Huangfu Song (皇甫嵩, Hoàng Phủ Tung): Imperial generals later sent to suppress the rebellion in the same opening arc.
In Novel
Chapter 1
- Chu Gong (褚贡, Sở Cống): Named as Grand Administrator of Nanyang, killed by the Yellow Turban commander Zhang Mancheng during the opening rebellion arc.
In History
Summary
- Chu Gong (褚贡, Sở Cống) was Grand Administrator of Nanyang who died fighting the Yellow Turban rebels in 184 AD.
Year: 184 AD
- Killed by Zhang Mancheng when Yellow Turban forces attacked Nanyang commandery.
Historical Record
- Listed in Wikisource Romance of the Three Kingdoms Appendix 4 as a historical figure appearing in Chapter 1; recorded in standard Three Kingdoms people lists (letter C).
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