Li Kan

Li Kan

Li Kan (?)? He was born in Hedong and one of the warlords in Liangzhou at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In the 16th year of Jian'an, he rose from fumachao to fight against Cao Cao. In September of the same year, Li Kan died in the decisive battle in Weinan.

Life of the characters

During the reign of Emperor Xian of the Eastern Han Dynasty (194-195 AD), there were thousands of troops and families.

In the second year of Jian'an (195-197 AD), because of the depression in Xianyang, Li Kan led his troops to Chang'an, where they lived in the fortress before Dong Zhuo. They dug old graves to take off the clothes of the dead.

In the 16th year of Jian'an (A.D. 211), Li Kan fought against Cao Cao from ten forces including he machao and Han Sui.

In September, Cao Cao launched a decisive battle in Weinan to defeat the Allied forces, and Li Kan died.

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In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Li Kan is one of the eight great generals of Ma Chao (Mao's revised romance of the Three Kingdoms became the eight great generals of Han SUI). When Cao Cao designed to alienate the relationship between Han and Ma, he once participated in the plot to surrender Cao. Later, Ma Chao chased Cao, who was forbidden to shoot an arrow at Ma Chao. Ma Chao escaped, but shot Li Kan in front of him, and Li Kan fell down and died.