Sometime in the late 200s to early 210s, Gan Ning were involved in a revolt orchestrased by some officials against the newly ascended Liú Zhāng, who replacing his father who has just passed away. Liú Zhāng sent Zhào Wěi (趙韙), a key ally of his late father, to march on the rebels and managed to suppress the rebels and forced them to flee into Jīngzhōu (荊州) in the east.焉死，子璋代為刺史。會長安拜潁川扈瑁為刺史，入漢中。荊州別駕劉懞、璋將沈彌、婁發、甘寧反，擊璋不勝，走入荊州。璋使趙韙進攻荊州，屯朐䏰。〈《蜀志·劉焉傳》注。〉; Yīngxióngjì (英雄記) record written by Wang Can (王粲).
