Gongsun Zan 公孫瓚

Gongsun Zan was a the magistrate of Bei Ping during the Three Kingdoms era. He was a student of Lu Zhi along with his friend Liu Bei. He committed suicide with his family including his son Gongsun Xu in 199 A.D.

Life
Not much is known about Gongsun Zan's life.

Gongsun Zan was a student of Lu Zhi. He was later sent by He Jin to destroy Zhang Yan and his rebellion. Which he finally sucessfully defeated him. Gongsun Zan later joined the Campaign against Dong Zhuo against the tyrannical warlord Dong Zhuo. After the break up of the coalition, Gongsun Zan returned to his powerbase in Bei Ping.