曲阿 / Qu’a (late Han)

曲阿 / Qu’a (late Han) enters the wiki through Hanji 983 as the place 孙策 reaches after 袁术 sends him to recruit through 吴景 and 孙贲. The source says Wu Jing helps Sun Ce recruit several hundred 丹阳郡 soldiers there.

The same episode later uses Qu’a as 刘繇’s southern refuge point. Liu Yao initially receives Wu Jing and Sun Ben there, then expels them when he fears Yuan Shu and Sun Ce will absorb him. Later sources mention Sun Ce pressing Liu Yao around Qu’a; this page anchors that geography for the Jiangdong branch.

Hanji 1028 adds Qu’a as 鲁肃’s household relocation point after he and 周瑜 reject 袁术’s appointments and move toward 孙策. Qu’a therefore remains a Sun-side base marker, now for talent and household attachment as well as early recruitment.

Connections

• 孙策, 吴景, and 孙贲 - early recruitment and family-network actors.
• 刘繇 - Yangzhou governor who uses Qu’a after 寿春 is unavailable.
• 丹阳郡, 横江, and 当利口 - connected Jiangdong campaign geography.
• Hanji 993 - downstream source that mentions Sun Ce pressing toward and entering Qu’a.
• Hanji 1028, 鲁肃, and 周瑜 - relocation and Sun-side alignment after leaving Yuan Shu.