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Geng Lin, Eastern Han commandery governor, was known for defeating Goguryeo king Bogu and forcing his surrender.

History Records, vol. 30 · Not in the Romance

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  • History · vol. 30Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …靈帝建寧二年,玄菟太守耿臨討之,斬首虜數百級,伯固降,屬遼東。…
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    宮死,子伯固立。順、桓之間,復犯遼東,寇新安、居鄉,又攻西安平,於道上殺帶方令,略得樂浪太守妻子。靈帝建寧二年,玄菟太守耿臨討之,斬首虜數百級,伯固降,屬遼東。〔熹〕平中,伯固乞屬玄菟。公孫度之雄海東也,伯固遣大加優居、主簿然人等助度擊富山賊,破之。

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Geng Lin was the Eastern Han governor of Xuantu Commandery, mentioned in relevant historical biographies in the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the Romance.

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In the second year of Jianning under Emperor Ling, Geng Lin campaigned against Bogu, king of Goguryeo, beheaded and captured several hundred people, and Bogu surrendered and came under Liaodong’s jurisdiction (as recorded in the historical sources).

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  • Campaigned against Bogu, king of Goguryeo.

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History · vol. 30

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    In Jianning year 2, campaigned against Bogu, King of Goguryeo