'''Gan Ning''' was an officer of the Eastern Wu during the [[Three Kingdoms]] period of [[China]].
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'''Gan Ning''' ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: 甘柠; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 甘檸; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Gān Níng) was an officer of the Eastern Wu during the [[Three Kingdoms]] period of [[China]].
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Little is known about Gan Ning prior to his service under [[Sun Quan]]. He was initially assigned to protect [[Zhou Yu]] and his family. In 208, he was present when Zhou Yu and [[Zhuge Liang]] planned the fire attack on [[Cao Cao|Cao Cao's]] fleet. Gan Ning offered to lead one of the fire ships in the attack. Sun Quan accepted his offer, and Gan Ning was placed under [[Xing Ba]] in the fire ship unit. He was successful, but he did not survive the attack. He was either killed in the impact or else drowned in the river during the chaos.
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To commemorate his sacrifice, Sun Quan gave Gan Ning the posthumous title of Marquis.