Bao Sanniang 鮑三娘 is a fictional character who first appears in the novel Hua Guan Suo zhuan[1] and later versions of the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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Daughter to Bao Kai. Known for her beauty and skill in battle, she was well sought after for marriage. However, she refused all. When her home was attacked and surrounded by Lian Kang, master of Mt. Nan, she personally took up arms and drove him off. A few days later she was challenged again to battle, but this time was defeated. Her opponent was Guan Suo. They subsequently fell in love and married.[2]
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- Koei. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI. Koei Co., Ltd. 2006.
- Luo Guanzhong. Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Trans. C. H. Brewitt-Taylor. New York: Tuttle Publishing, 2002.