Gan Ning

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Gan Ning was a famed Chinese military general and former pirate of the late Eastern Han dynasty who became one of the most daring and celebrated officers serving the warlord Sun Quan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese person
Eastern Han dynasty person
fictional character
historical figure
military general
pirate
allegiance Sun Quan NERFINISHED
associatedWith Jiangdong NERFINISHED
Wu NERFINISHED
basedOn Gan Ning (historical figure) NERFINISHED
convertedFrom bandit
countryOfCitizenship Eastern Han dynasty NERFINISHED
courtesyName Xingba NERFINISHED
culture Chinese
deathPlace territory of Eastern Wu
depictedAs colorful, flamboyant warrior in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
era Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED
late Eastern Han dynasty
familyName Gan NERFINISHED
fictionalAppearance Romance of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED
formerOccupation pirate
gender male
givenName Ning NERFINISHED
knownFor bravery in combat
defecting from Huang Zu to Sun Quan
leading a surprise night raid on Cao Cao’s camp at Red Cliffs
languageSpoken Chinese
loyalty Sun Quan NERFINISHED
militaryBranch naval forces
militaryRank general
nativeName 甘寧 NERFINISHED
甘寧興霸
notableFor daring raids
naval warfare
service under Sun Quan
occupation general
pirate
participatedIn Battle of Hefei NERFINISHED
Battle of Red Cliffs NERFINISHED
Battle of Xiakou NERFINISHED
Battle of Yiling NERFINISHED
portrayedIn Romance of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED
servedUnder Huang Zu NERFINISHED
Liu Yao NERFINISHED
Sun Quan NERFINISHED
strategicRole naval commander for Sun Quan
weaponOfChoice sabre

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Eastern Wu notableCommander Gan Ning