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received during a sortie; his head wss cut off and sest to La-jaag; hit family was exterminated and the city sacked.

1034 Kuig-8im Tsan ^ -^ ^ (T. 'fj^^). Died A.D. 199. A native of Liao-bsi. He became a great faroorita with the Goremoi of the district, who gave him one of hie dangbtera in marrisge and sent him to stady under Ln Cbib. In early life he won distinction in operations against the frontier tribes and then against the rebels in Liang^-chou. Later on, for &ihng to keep in snbjectioD tiie tribes on the borders of Sstlch'nan, he was superseded by ^ j^ Lin Yfl, whose successes roused such ill-feeliog in his mind that he never rested until he had compassed his rival's death. Hii next exploit was to lead a successful expedition against Yflan Shio, who had caused the death of his brother TQan Shu. From tins date his power increaeed rapidly. But his nature was sach that he remembered faults and forgot services, bo that he had few friendi and many enemies; and Yflan Shao, who had bog been watching his opportunity, led a force against him and drove him to se^ refuge iu ^ ^ I-chiug. There, after a long siege, seang no hope of escape, he slew his wife and children, and then set fire to his house and perished in the fiames.

Kung Ti. See Ssu-ma Te-wen.

Kung Taung. See Chao Hsien.

1035 Kung Wang ^ £■ A Prince of the Ch'n State of old, who when he had lost a bow refused to let his attendants look for it, saying that some man of Gh'u would find it; meaning that at anj rato one of his own subjects would profit by the traasaetion. On hearing of this remark, Confucius censured the Prince's narrow- mindedoeaa, declaring that he ought to have said "some man" and not merely "some man of Ch'u."

1036 Kung-yang Kao ^ ^ '^.Sthcent.B.C.Authorofthecommentary ^^rifig ami Autumn AtmaU which passes under his name.