Guo Da 郭大

Guo Da, nicknamed Big Guo, was a leader of a group of remnant Yellow Turban forces that were active from 188 until 193.

Life
Historically hardly anything is known about Guo Da. He was nicknamed Big Guo and sometimes called Guo Tai. He was from Xihe. Guo Da was a leader of a group of bandits from the Bobo Valley in Xihe. He claimed affiliation with the Yellow Turbans and plundered Taiyuan and Hedong. His forces were eventually defeated by Gongsun Zan, who had officers such as Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu under his command. What happened to Guo Da during and after his battle with Gongsun Zan is not known.

Gua Da and his men were Yellow Turbans in name only. They did claim affiliation with the Yellow Turbans, but so did many other bandits at that time, even though they did not share the same beliefs as Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang. Claiming affiliation with the Yellow Turbans was presumably done to intimidate opponents.

Participations

 * The Yellow Turban Rebellion in 188