53 Facts About Gan Ning

Disheartened by Huang Zu's indifferent attitude towards him, Gan Ning eventually left Huang and made his way into Wu territory, where he found his calling and became a military officer under the warlord Sun Quan.

Gan Ning was from Linjiang County, Ba Commandery, which is in present-day Zhong County, Chongqing.

Gan Ning resigned and went home after serving for a short period of time.

Gan Ning gathered a group of wayward young men under his leadership to rob and plunder for a living.

Gan Ning's plundering and murderous ways made him infamous throughout Ba Commandery.

Gan Ning led the life of a marauder until when he's over 20 years old.

Gan Ning received support from Liu Gan Ning, an official from the neighbouring Jing Province, and Liu Zhang's subordinates Shen Mi and Lou Fa.

Gan Ning read some books and picked up ideas from the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Gan Ning observed that Liu Biao was doomed to failure and was worried that he would be affected, so he and his followers planned to head east towards the Wu region, which was under the control of the warlord Sun Ce and later Sun Quan.

Gan Ning thus remained at Jiangxia and became a subordinate of the commandery administrator, Huang Zu, who did not recognise his talent and treated him coldly for three years.

Gan Ning fired an arrow which killed Ling Cao, a colonel under Sun Quan, thus saving Huang Zu's life.

Gan Ning was very unhappy with Huang Zu and wanted to leave him, but was worried that Huang Zu would not allow it so he felt very frustrated.

When Gan Ning brought his followers to Jiangdong, Zhou Yu and Lu Meng recommended him as a talent to their lord, Sun Quan.

Sun Quan felt that Gan Ning was an extraordinary man and treated him like an old friend.

Gan Ning lacks funding and supplies, cheats those around them, and is only concerned with making personal gains.

Gan Ning's subordinates are already unhappy with him because of his overbearing demands.

Gan Ning was placed in command of some soldiers and ordered to garrison at Dangkou.

Sometime in the late 200s to early 210s, Gan Ning were involved in a revolt orchestrased by some officials against the newly ascended Liu Zhang, who replacing his father who has just passed away.

Gan Ning won't leave even if you try to chase him away.

Gan Ning suggested that he lead a separate force to capture Yiling.

Gan Ning had only a few hundred soldiers with him when he reached Yiling but the strength of his army increased to around 1,000 after he recruited some men in the area.

Gan Ning's men were terrified but their commander remained calm.

Gan Ning sent a messenger to request aid from Zhou Yu, who heeded Lu Meng's plan and led reinforcements to help Gan Ning while leaving behind Ling Tong to defend their position.

At the time, Gan Ning had only 300 men under him and he told Lu Su,.

In early 215, Gan Ning was involved in an attack on Cao Cao's garrison at Wan County and was in charge of the unit assigned to scale the fortress's walls.

Lu Meng earned the top credit while Gan Ning received the second highest credit for the victory.

Gan Ning was promoted to General Who Breaks and Charges.

Later that year, Gan Ning participated in Sun Quan's campaign to seize control of Hefei, which was defended by Cao Cao's general Zhang Liao.

Gan Ning led a group of archers to fire arrows at the enemy while Ling Tong and the others fought fiercely to protect their lord.

Gan Ning shouted at the men to beat the war drums and blow the horns loudly to raise the army's morale.

Gan Ning praised Gan Ning for his acts of courage after the battle.

Gan Ning commanded even greater respect among Sun Quan's forces and the number of troops under his command increased by 2,000.

When Gan Ning died, Sun Quan deeply lamented his death.

Gan Ning's ancestor was Gan Mao, a chancellor of the Qin state in the Warring States period.

Gan Shu, another son of Gan Ning, served as a Master of Writing in the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.

Gan Ning Zhuo served as Senior General Who Guards the South and Governor of Jing Province during the Jin dynasty.

Gan Ning was rough and violent; moreover he took pleasure in killing.

Gan Ning respected virtuous persons and had little regard for monetary wealth.

Gan Ning treated his men well and they were willing to fight for him with their lives.

Ling Tong never forgave Gan Ning for killing his father at the Battle of Xiakou in 203.

Gan Ning was always on the defensive against Ling Tong and deliberately avoided meeting him.

One of Gan Ning's servants committed an offence and was afraid of being punished so he sought shelter under Lu Meng.

Lu Meng feared that Gan Ning would kill the servant so he did not send the servant away.

Later, when Gan Ning visited Lu Meng's house and brought along gifts for the latter's mother, Lu brought the servant out to meet Gan, and Gan promised to spare the servant.

However, Gan Ning reneged on his word later as he tied the servant to a tree and personally killed him by firing arrows at him.

Lu Meng was furious when he heard that Gan Ning had killed the servant so he gathered his own men and prepared to confront Gan.

Gan Ning continued resting when he heard Lu Meng approaching.

Gan Ning appears as a character in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which romanticises the historical events before and during the Three Kingdoms period.

The description of Gan Ning's night raid on Cao Cao's camp at the Battle of Ruxu in the novel is more vivid as compared to that mentioned in his biography.

Gan Ning kills Ling Tong's father, Ling Cao, at the Battle of Xiakou in 203.

Since then, even after Gan Ning comes to serve Sun Quan, Ling Tong still holds a grudge against him.

Gan Ning is killed at the Battle of Xiaoting by the tribal king Shamoke, an ally of Liu Bei.

Gan Ning is featured as a playable character in Koei's Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi video game series.