Gongjin's Campaign Memorials
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Gongjin's Campaign Memorials

Wu Ba 吳霸 was a Yellow Turban Great Commander. He was active around 184 in Runan commandery, but was defeated by Li Tong's forces and became his subordinate.

Biography[]

Wu Ba's home of record was Runan commandery in Yu province.[1]

When the fighting man Chen Gong 陳恭 was killed by his treacherous brother-in-law Chen He 陳郃,, the latter took over the former's command. Li Tong 李通 then attacked Chen He and killed him, merging the troops with his own. He also captured the Yellow Turban Great Commander[2] Wu Ba and compelled his followers to surrender, becoming Li Tong's subordinates.[1][3]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 de Crespigny, A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms, biography of Wu Ba, page 865
  2. Kongming's Archives, biography of Wu Ba
  3. "後恭妻弟陳郃,殺恭而據其眾。通攻破郃軍,斬郃首以祭恭墓。又生禽黃巾大帥吳霸而降其屬。"
    ("Later, Gong's wife's younger brother, Chen He, killed Gong and led his troops. Tong attacked and defeated He's army, beheading He's head and offering it to Gong's grave. And he also captured a Great Commander of the Yellow Turbans; Wu Ba alive, who thus surrendered and became his subordinate.")
    Chen Shou. "Biography of Li Tong" in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, cited by Pei Songzhi.

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