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	{{Quote\|Sometimes it is best to leave the thorn in, lest you bleed dry.\|Kong to Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|Coin, Corruption and Tea}}		{{Quote\|Sometimes it is best to leave the thorn in, lest you bleed dry.\|Kong to Basim ibn Ishaq, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|Coin, Corruption and Tea}}
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	'''Kong''' was a [[China\|Chinese]] [[merchant]] and [[Smuggling\|smuggler]] from {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali}} who ran a [[tea]] shop in [[Baghdad]] in the 9th century. He was also a childhood friend of the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]].		'''Kong''' was a [[China\|Chinese]] [[merchant]] and [[Smuggling\|smuggler]] from {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali}} who ran a [[tea]] shop in [[Baghdad]] in the 9th century. He was also a childhood friend of the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Basim ibn Ishaq]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
	Born in {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali}}, Kong moved to [[Baghdad]] at a young age, settling in the [[Karkh]] district. There, he met and befriended a young street [[thief]] named [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]], whom he affectionately called "little finch" and who enjoyed the [[tea]] Kong made using leaves imported from his hometown.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Coin, Corruption and Tea]]</ref>		Born in {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali}}, Kong moved to [[Baghdad]] at a young age, settling in the [[Karkh]] district. There, he met and befriended a young street [[thief]] named [[Basim ibn Ishaq]], whom he affectionately called "little finch" and who enjoyed the [[tea]] Kong made using leaves imported from his hometown.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Coin, Corruption and Tea]]</ref>

	After Basim moved to [[Anbar]] in his teenage years, Kong decided to open his own tea shop. He eventually became a wealthy [[merchant]] of influence, enough to gain him entry into the [[Da'irat Al-mal]], the annual grand auction held at the [[The Bazaar\|Bazaar]].<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />		After Basim moved to [[Anbar]] in his teenage years, Kong decided to open his own tea shop. He eventually became a wealthy [[merchant]] of influence, enough to gain him entry into the [[Da'irat Al-mal]], the annual grand auction held at the [[The Bazaar\|Bazaar]].<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />

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	'''Kong''' was a [[China\|Chinese]] [[merchant]] and [[Smuggling\|smuggler]] from {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali}} who ran a [[tea]] shop in [[Baghdad]] ~~during~~ the 9th century. He was also a childhood friend of the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]].		'''Kong''' was a [[China\|Chinese]] [[merchant]] and [[Smuggling\|smuggler]] from {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali}} who ran a [[tea]] shop in [[Baghdad]] in the 9th century. He was also a childhood friend of the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
	Born in {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali}}, Kong moved to [[Baghdad]] at a young age, ~~eventually~~ settling in the [[Karkh]] district. There, he met and befriended a young street [[thief]] named [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], whom he affectionately called "little finch" and who enjoyed the [[tea]] Kong made using leaves imported from his hometown.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Coin, Corruption and Tea]]</ref>		Born in {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali}}, Kong moved to [[Baghdad]] at a young age, settling in the [[Karkh]] district. There, he met and befriended a young street [[thief]] named [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], whom he affectionately called "little finch" and who enjoyed the [[tea]] Kong made using leaves imported from his hometown.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Coin, Corruption and Tea]]</ref>

	After Basim moved to [[Anbar]] in his teenage years, Kong decided to open his own tea shop. He eventually became a wealthy [[merchant]] of influence, enough to gain him entry into the [[Da'irat Al-mal]], ~~Baghdad's~~ annual grand auction held at the [[The Bazaar\|Bazaar]].<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />		After Basim moved to [[Anbar]] in his teenage years, Kong decided to open his own tea shop. He eventually became a wealthy [[merchant]] of influence, enough to gain him entry into the [[Da'irat Al-mal]], the annual grand auction held at the [[The Bazaar\|Bazaar]].<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />

	===Reunion with Basim===		===Reunion with Basim===
	{{Dialogue\|Basim\|What about yourself, Kong? What have you been doing these years?\|Kong\|Doing what I do best. Making coin! Although with some difficulty of late. The guards are on high alert, and that Greek merchant has taken it in his stride to report me at every chance.\|Basim and Kong catching up, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|Coin, Corruption and Tea}}		{{Dialogue\|Basim\|What about yourself, Kong? What have you been doing these years?\|Kong\|Doing what I do best. Making coin! Although with some difficulty of late. The guards are on high alert, and that Greek merchant has taken it in his stride to report me at every chance.\|Basim and Kong catching up, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|Coin, Corruption and Tea}}
	[[File:ACMir Coin, Corruption and Tea 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Kong and Basim's reunion]]		[[File:ACMir Coin, Corruption and Tea 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Kong and Basim's reunion]]
	In the 860s, one of Kong's shipments of tea leaves was confiscated by the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid]] authorities. Believing a rival [[Greece\|Greek]] merchant by the name of [[Luca]] had reported his crates to the authorities in an attempt to drive him out of business, Kong angrily confronted Luca at his stall. Their fight was broken up by Basim, who had recently returned to Baghdad and joined the [[Assassins\|Hidden Ones]].<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />		In the 860s, one of Kong's shipments of tea leaves was confiscated by the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid]] authorities. Believing a rival [[Greece\|Greek]] merchant by the name of [[Luca]] had reported his crates to the authorities in an attempt to drive him out of business, Kong angrily confronted Luca at his stall. Their fight was broken up by Basim, who had recently returned to Baghdad and had joined the [[Assassins\|Hidden Ones]].<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />

	Kong pretended not to recognize Basim at first, but after getting away from Luca, the two old friends quickly caught up with each other. When Basim revealed that he required Kong's help with an urgent matter, the latter told him about his own plight and asked the Hidden One to recover his confiscated crates from a nearby storehouse. Basim did so and returned with the crates to Kong's shop, whereupon the two friends talked.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />		Kong pretended not to recognize Basim at first, but after getting away from Luca, the two old friends quickly caught up with each other. When Basim revealed that he required Kong's help with an urgent matter, the latter told him about his own plight and asked the Hidden One to recover his confiscated crates from a nearby storehouse. Basim did so and returned with the crates to Kong's shop, whereupon the two friends talked.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />
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	Some time later, during the Da'irat Al-mal, Kong again ran into Basim, who was there to assassinate another Order member known as "[[Ning\|The Treasurer]]". Kong offered to provide the Hidden One with information on his target in exchange for retrieving a saucer from Luca's stall, which he claimed the Greek merchant had stolen from him. After Basim delivered the saucer, Kong accidentally revealed that it had never belonged to him in the first place.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Gilded Butterflies]]</ref>		Some time later, during the Da'irat Al-mal, Kong again ran into Basim, who was there to assassinate another Order member known as "[[Ning\|The Treasurer]]". Kong offered to provide the Hidden One with information on his target in exchange for retrieving a saucer from Luca's stall, which he claimed the Greek merchant had stolen from him. After Basim delivered the saucer, Kong accidentally revealed that it had never belonged to him in the first place.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Gilded Butterflies]]</ref>

	Despite this, Basim allowed him to keep it and Kong proceeded to add it to his personal collection. He then told the Hidden One that he had overheard a conversation between two women who had designed a robe with intricate eastern embroidery for the Treasurer. Concluding that his target was a foreigner from the East, Basim thanked Kong for the information and left.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" />		Despite this, Basim allowed him to keep it, and Kong proceeded to add it to his personal collection. He then told the Hidden One that he had overheard a conversation between two women who had designed a robe with intricate eastern embroidery for the Treasurer. Concluding that his target was a foreigner from the East, Basim thanked Kong for the information and left.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" />

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	Kong is a supporting character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''. In the memory "[[Coin, Corruption and Tea]]", he mentions that his tea is from his hometown of {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali (大理)}} and that it is in China. In addition, he speaks {{Wiki\|Mandarin Chinese\|modern Mandarin}}, indicating a Chinese background.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea"/>		Kong is a supporting character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''. In the memory "[[Coin, Corruption and Tea]]", he mentions that his tea is from his hometown of {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali (大理)}} and that it is in China. In addition, he speaks {{Wiki\|Mandarin Chinese\|modern Mandarin}}, indicating a Chinese background.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea"/>

	Although Dali is an important city in {{~~wiki~~\|Yunnan}}, China today, it is anachronistic to refer to it as a place in China in the 9th century, the period in which ''Mirage'' is set. At the time, it was the capital of {{Wiki\|Dali Kingdom\|Dali State}} (大禮國),<ref name="Nanman 2">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=717435#p4\|title=新唐書: 列傳第一百四十七中南蠻中\|transtitle=New Book of Tang: "Biography No. 147 – The Nanman (Part II)". Scroll 240, Paragraph 3\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author={{Wiki\|Ouyang Xiu}}\|date=1060\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Chinese Text Project}}''\|accessdate=24 October 2023\|language=Chinese}}</ref><ref name="Zizhi Tongjian">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=296746#p158\|title=資治通鑑: 卷二百四十九\|transtitle=Zizhi Tongjian, Scroll 249\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author={{Wiki\|Sima Guang}}\|date=1084\|publisher=''Chinese Text Project''\|accessdate=24 October 2023\|language=Chinese}}</ref> a country of the indigenous {{wiki\|Bai people\|Bai}} and {{wiki\|Yi people\|Yi peoples}} independent of [[Tang dynasty\|Tang China]],<ref name="Nanzhao">{{WP\|Nanzhao}}</ref> who referred to it as {{wiki\|Nanzhao}} (南詔).<ref name="Nanman 1">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=282908#p2\|title=新唐書: 列傳第一百四十七上南蠻上\|transtitle=New Book of Tang: "Biography No. 147 – The Nanman (Part I)". Scroll 239, Paragraph 1.\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author=~~{{Wiki\|~~Ouyang Xiu}}\|date=1060\|publisher=''Chinese Text Project''\|accessdate=24 October 2023\|language=Chinese}}</ref> In addition, the name of the city itself was not Dali but Yon‧zon‧mix,<ref name="Yonzonmix">{{WP\|zh:羊苴咩城\|羊苴咩城}}</ref> transcribed by the Chinese as 羊苴咩 (Mandarin: ''Yángjūmiē'').<ref name="Nanman 1"/> In fact, Nanzhao had a city named 大厘 (Dali) that located in modern Dali district.<ref name="Nanman 2"/>		Although Dali is an important city in {{Wiki\|Yunnan}}, China today, it is anachronistic to refer to it as a place in China in the 9th century, the period in which ''Mirage'' is set. At the time, it was the capital of {{Wiki\|Dali Kingdom\|Dali State}} (大禮國),<ref name="Nanman 2">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=717435#p4\|title=新唐書: 列傳第一百四十七中南蠻中\|transtitle=New Book of Tang: "Biography No. 147 – The Nanman (Part II)". Scroll 240, Paragraph 3\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author={{Wiki\|Ouyang Xiu}}, {{Wiki\|Song Qi}}, et al\|date=1060\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Chinese Text Project}}''\|accessdate=24 October 2023\|language=Chinese}}</ref><ref name="Zizhi Tongjian">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=296746#p158\|title=資治通鑑: 卷二百四十九\|transtitle=Zizhi Tongjian, Scroll 249\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author={{Wiki\|Sima Guang}}\|date=1084\|publisher=''Chinese Text Project''\|accessdate=24 October 2023\|language=Chinese}}</ref> a country of the indigenous {{wiki\|Bai people\|Bai}} and {{wiki\|Yi people\|Yi peoples}} independent of [[Tang dynasty\|Tang China]],<ref name="Nanzhao">{{WP\|Nanzhao}}</ref> who referred to it as {{wiki\|Nanzhao}} (南詔).<ref name="Nanman 1">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=282908#p2\|title=新唐書: 列傳第一百四十七上南蠻上\|transtitle=New Book of Tang: "Biography No. 147 – The Nanman (Part I)". Scroll 239, Paragraph 1.\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author=Ouyang Xiu, Song Qi, et al\|date=1060\|publisher=''Chinese Text Project''\|accessdate=24 October 2023\|language=Chinese}}</ref> In addition, the name of the city itself was not Dali but Yon‧zon‧mix,<ref name="Yonzonmix">{{WP\|zh:羊苴咩城\|羊苴咩城}}</ref> transcribed by the Chinese as 羊苴咩 (Mandarin: ''Yángjūmiē'').<ref name="Nanman 1"/> In fact, Nanzhao had a city named 大厘 (Dali) that located in modern Dali district.<ref name="Nanman 2"/>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Kong is a supporting character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''. In the memory "[[Coin, Corruption and Tea]]", he mentions that his tea is from his hometown of {{~~wiki~~\|Dali City\|Dali (大理)}} and that it is in China. In addition, he speaks {{~~wiki~~\|Mandarin Chinese\|modern Mandarin}}, indicating a Chinese background.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />		Kong is a supporting character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''. In the memory "[[Coin, Corruption and Tea]]", he mentions that his tea is from his hometown of {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali (大理)}} and that it is in China. In addition, he speaks {{Wiki\|Mandarin Chinese\|modern Mandarin}}, indicating a Chinese background.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea"/>

	Although Dali is an important city in {{wiki\|Yunnan}}, China today, it is anachronistic to refer to it as a place in China in the 9th century, the period in which ''Mirage'' is set. At the time, it was the capital of Dali State (大禮國),<ref name="Nanman 2">{{~~wiki~~\|~~Ouyang Xiu}}~~. ~~(1060)~~. ~~''{{wiki~~\|New Book of Tang~~}}''.~~ "Biography No. 147 – The Nanman (Part II)". Scroll 240, Paragraph 3. ''Chinese Text Project''~~. Accessed~~ 24 October 2023. https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=~~717435~~#~~p4</ref><ref name~~="Zizhi Tongjian">{{~~wiki~~\|Sima Guang}}~~. (~~1084~~). ''{{wiki~~\|~~Zizhi Tongjian}}''. Scroll 249.~~ ''Chinese Text Project''~~. Accessed~~ 24 October 2023~~. https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if~~=~~gb&chapter=296746#p158.~~</ref> a country of the indigenous {{wiki\|Bai people\|Bai}} and {{wiki\|Yi people\|Yi peoples}} independent of [[Tang dynasty\|Tang China]],<ref name="Nanzhao">{{WP\|Nanzhao}}</ref> who referred to it as {{wiki\|Nanzhao}} (南詔).<ref name="Nanman 1">{{~~wiki~~\|~~Ouyang Xiu}}~~. ~~(1060)~~. ~~''{{wiki~~\|New Book of Tang~~}}''.~~ "Biography No. 147 – The Nanman (Part I)". Scroll 239, Paragraph 1. ''Chinese Text Project''~~. Accessed~~ 24 October 2023~~. https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if~~=~~gb&chapter=282908#p2.~~</ref> In addition, the name of the city itself was not Dali but Yon‧zon‧mix,<ref name="Yonzonmix">{{WP\|zh:羊苴咩城\|羊苴咩城}}</ref> transcribed by the Chinese as 羊苴咩 (Mandarin: ''Yángjūmiē'').<ref name="Nanman 1" /> In fact, Nanzhao had a city named 大厘(Dali) that located in modern Dali district.<ref name="Nanman 2" />		Although Dali is an important city in {{wiki\|Yunnan}}, China today, it is anachronistic to refer to it as a place in China in the 9th century, the period in which ''Mirage'' is set. At the time, it was the capital of {{Wiki\|Dali Kingdom\|Dali State}} (大禮國),<ref name="Nanman 2">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=717435#p4\|title=新唐書: 列傳第一百四十七中南蠻中\|transtitle=New Book of Tang: "Biography No. 147 – The Nanman (Part II)". Scroll 240, Paragraph 3\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author={{Wiki\|Ouyang Xiu}}\|date=1060\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Chinese Text Project}}''\|accessdate=24 October 2023\|language=Chinese}}</ref><ref name="Zizhi Tongjian">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=296746#p158\|title=資治通鑑: 卷二百四十九\|transtitle=Zizhi Tongjian, Scroll 249\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author={{Wiki\|Sima Guang}}\|date=1084\|publisher=''Chinese Text Project''\|accessdate=24 October 2023\|language=Chinese}}</ref> a country of the indigenous {{wiki\|Bai people\|Bai}} and {{wiki\|Yi people\|Yi peoples}} independent of [[Tang dynasty\|Tang China]],<ref name="Nanzhao">{{WP\|Nanzhao}}</ref> who referred to it as {{wiki\|Nanzhao}} (南詔).<ref name="Nanman 1">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=282908#p2\|title=新唐書: 列傳第一百四十七上南蠻上\|transtitle=New Book of Tang: "Biography No. 147 – The Nanman (Part I)". Scroll 239, Paragraph 1.\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author={{Wiki\|Ouyang Xiu}}\|date=1060\|publisher=''Chinese Text Project''\|accessdate=24 October 2023\|language=Chinese}}</ref> In addition, the name of the city itself was not Dali but Yon‧zon‧mix,<ref name="Yonzonmix">{{WP\|zh:羊苴咩城\|羊苴咩城}}</ref> transcribed by the Chinese as 羊苴咩 (Mandarin: ''Yángjūmiē'').<ref name="Nanman 1"/> In fact, Nanzhao had a city named 大厘 (Dali) that located in modern Dali district.<ref name="Nanman 2"/>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	[[File:ACMir Coin, Corruption and Tea 11.png\|thumb\|250px\|Kong offering to help Basim in exchange for recovering his wares]]		[[File:ACMir Coin, Corruption and Tea 11.png\|thumb\|250px\|Kong offering to help Basim in exchange for recovering his wares]]
	After Basim explained that he needed to gain entry to the Da'irat Al-mal without disclosing the reason, Kong offered to assist him in exchange for another favor. Basim then left to recover more of Kong's confiscated wares from a [[Confiscation Warehouse\|warehouse]] belonging to harbormaster [[Javed]]. In the process, he discovered Javed to be a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] tasked to seize all foreign merchandise in search of an ancient Chinese hairpin, and assassinated him.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />		After Basim explained that he needed to gain entry to the Da'irat Al-mal without disclosing the reason, Kong offered to assist him in exchange for another favor. Basim then left to recover more of Kong's confiscated wares from a [[Confiscation Warehouse\|warehouse]] belonging to the harbormaster [[Javed]]. In the process, he discovered Javed to be a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] tasked to seize all foreign merchandise in search of an ancient Chinese hairpin, and assassinated him.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />

	After finding Kong's wares, Basim acquired a note that would allow the merchant to recover them from the warehouse and gave it to him. Kong then upheld his end of their deal and gave Basim an invitation to the Da'irat Al-mal. When his friend asked how he had acquired it, Kong claimed that it was better if he did not know and that he had originally planned to smuggle Basim into the auction by hiding him in one of his crates.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />		After finding Kong's wares, Basim acquired a note that would allow the merchant to recover them from the warehouse and gave it to him. Kong then upheld his end of their deal and gave Basim an invitation to the Da'irat Al-mal. When his friend asked how he had acquired it, Kong claimed that it was better if he did not know and that he had originally planned to smuggle Basim into the auction by hiding him in one of his crates.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />

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	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\|image = ACMirage Kong.png		\|image = ACMirage Kong.png
	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
			\|database = [[Database: Kong\|Kong]]
	\|affiliates = *Kong's tea shop		\|affiliates = *Kong's tea shop
	*[[Da'irat Al-mal]]		*[[Da'irat Al-mal]]
	}}		}}
	'''Kong''' was a [[merchant]] and [[smuggler]] from {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali}} who ran a [[tea]] shop in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century. He was a friend of the [[Hidden One]] [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]].		'''Kong''' was a [[China\|Chinese]] [[merchant]] and [[Smuggling\|smuggler]] from {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali}} who ran a [[tea]] shop in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century. He was also a childhood friend of the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Kong moved to the [[Karkh]] district ~~of Baghdad to conduct business at least some time in the 850s~~, ~~where~~ he met a young Basim, who ~~lived~~ the ~~life of a street thief. The two became close friends before Basim eventually left and moved to~~ [[~~Anbar~~]]~~. In Basim's absence,~~ Kong ~~became a wealthy merchant of influence, enough to gain him entry into the Da'irat Al-mal (English: ''Grand Auction'') at the Grand Bazaar~~.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Coin, Corruption and Tea]]</ref>		===Early life===
			Born in {{Wiki\|Dali City\|Dali}}, Kong moved to [[Baghdad]] at a young age, eventually settling in the [[Karkh]] district. There, he met and befriended a young street [[thief]] named [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], whom he affectionately called "little finch" and who enjoyed the [[tea]] Kong made using leaves imported from his hometown.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Coin, Corruption and Tea]]</ref>

	~~Some~~ years ~~later~~, Kong ~~sought~~ his ~~aid to retrieve an important shipment~~ of ~~tea leaves which had been confiscated by the authorities due~~ to the ~~machinations of~~ [[~~Javed\|~~Al-~~Kullulu~~]], ~~a member of~~ the [[~~Order of the Ancients~~]].<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />		After Basim moved to [[Anbar]] in his teenage years, Kong decided to open his own tea shop. He eventually became a wealthy [[merchant]] of influence, enough to gain him entry into the [[Da'irat Al-mal]], Baghdad's annual grand auction held at the [[The Bazaar\|Bazaar]].<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />

	==Behind the ~~Scenes~~==		===Reunion with Basim===
	Kong is a supporting character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''. In the ~~[[genetic memory\|~~memory]] "~~Coins~~, Corruption, and Tea", he mentions that his tea is from his hometown of {{wiki\|Dali City\|Dali (大理)}} and that it is in China. In addition, he speaks {{wiki\|Mandarin Chinese\|modern Mandarin}}, indicating a Chinese background.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" /> Although Dali is an important city in {{wiki\|Yunnan}}, China today, it is anachronistic to refer to it as a place in China in the 9th century, the period in which ''Mirage'' is set. At the time, it was the capital of Dali State (大禮國),<ref name="Nanman 2">{{wiki\|Ouyang Xiu}}. (1060). ''{{wiki\|New Book of Tang}}''. "Biography No. 147 – The Nanman (Part II)". Scroll 240, Paragraph 3. ''Chinese Text Project''. Accessed 24 October 2023. https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=717435#p4</ref><ref name="Zizhi Tongjian">{{wiki\|Sima Guang}}. (1084). ''{{wiki\|Zizhi Tongjian}}''. Scroll 249. ''Chinese Text Project''. Accessed 24 October 2023. https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=296746#p158.</ref> a country of the indigenous {{wiki\|Bai people\|Bai}} and {{wiki\|Yi people\|Yi peoples}} independent of [[Tang dynasty\|Tang China]],<ref name="Nanzhao">{{WP\|Nanzhao}}</ref> who referred to it as {{wiki\|Nanzhao}} (南詔).<ref name="Nanman 1">{{wiki\|Ouyang Xiu}}. (1060). ''{{wiki\|New Book of Tang}}''. "Biography No. 147 – The Nanman (Part I)". Scroll 239, Paragraph 1. ''Chinese Text Project''. Accessed 24 October 2023. https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=282908#p2.</ref> In addition, the name of the city itself was not Dali but Yon‧zon‧mix,<ref name="Yonzonmix">{{WP\|zh:羊苴咩城\|羊苴咩城}}</ref> transcribed by the Chinese as 羊苴咩 (Mandarin: ''Yángjūmiē'').<ref name="Nanman 1" /> In fact, Nanzhao had a city named 大厘(Dali) that located in modern Dali district.<ref name="Nanman 2" />		{{Dialogue\|Basim\|What about yourself, Kong? What have you been doing these years?\|Kong\|Doing what I do best. Making coin! Although with some difficulty of late. The guards are on high alert, and that Greek merchant has taken it in his stride to report me at every chance.\|Basim and Kong catching up, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|Coin, Corruption and Tea}}
			[[File:ACMir Coin, Corruption and Tea 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Kong and Basim's reunion]]
			In the 860s, one of Kong's shipments of tea leaves was confiscated by the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid]] authorities. Believing a rival [[Greece\|Greek]] merchant by the name of [[Luca]] had reported his crates to the authorities in an attempt to drive him out of business, Kong angrily confronted Luca at his stall. Their fight was broken up by Basim, who had recently returned to Baghdad and joined the [[Assassins\|Hidden Ones]].<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />

			Kong pretended not to recognize Basim at first, but after getting away from Luca, the two old friends quickly caught up with each other. When Basim revealed that he required Kong's help with an urgent matter, the latter told him about his own plight and asked the Hidden One to recover his confiscated crates from a nearby storehouse. Basim did so and returned with the crates to Kong's shop, whereupon the two friends talked.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />

			[[File:ACMir Coin, Corruption and Tea 11.png\|thumb\|250px\|Kong offering to help Basim in exchange for recovering his wares]]
			After Basim explained that he needed to gain entry to the Da'irat Al-mal without disclosing the reason, Kong offered to assist him in exchange for another favor. Basim then left to recover more of Kong's confiscated wares from a [[Confiscation Warehouse\|warehouse]] belonging to harbormaster [[Javed]]. In the process, he discovered Javed to be a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] tasked to seize all foreign merchandise in search of an ancient Chinese hairpin, and assassinated him.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />

			After finding Kong's wares, Basim acquired a note that would allow the merchant to recover them from the warehouse and gave it to him. Kong then upheld his end of their deal and gave Basim an invitation to the Da'irat Al-mal. When his friend asked how he had acquired it, Kong claimed that it was better if he did not know and that he had originally planned to smuggle Basim into the auction by hiding him in one of his crates.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />

			===The Da'irat Al-mal===
			{{Dialogue\|Basim\|Did someone take something of yours again?\|Kong\|A precious ceramic saucer. Luca has it. He has always been jealous of me.\|Kong asking Basim to recover "his" saucer from Luca, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|Gilded Butterflies}}
			[[File:ACMir Gilded Butterflies 1.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Kong asking Basim to retrieve a saucer in exchange for information]]
			Some time later, during the Da'irat Al-mal, Kong again ran into Basim, who was there to assassinate another Order member known as "[[Ning\|The Treasurer]]". Kong offered to provide the Hidden One with information on his target in exchange for retrieving a saucer from Luca's stall, which he claimed the Greek merchant had stolen from him. After Basim delivered the saucer, Kong accidentally revealed that it had never belonged to him in the first place.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Gilded Butterflies]]</ref>

			Despite this, Basim allowed him to keep it and Kong proceeded to add it to his personal collection. He then told the Hidden One that he had overheard a conversation between two women who had designed a robe with intricate eastern embroidery for the Treasurer. Concluding that his target was a foreigner from the East, Basim thanked Kong for the information and left.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" />

			==Behind the scenes==
			Kong is a supporting character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''. In the memory "[[Coin, Corruption and Tea]]", he mentions that his tea is from his hometown of {{wiki\|Dali City\|Dali (大理)}} and that it is in China. In addition, he speaks {{wiki\|Mandarin Chinese\|modern Mandarin}}, indicating a Chinese background.<ref name="Coins, Corruption, and Tea" />

			Although Dali is an important city in {{wiki\|Yunnan}}, China today, it is anachronistic to refer to it as a place in China in the 9th century, the period in which ''Mirage'' is set. At the time, it was the capital of Dali State (大禮國),<ref name="Nanman 2">{{wiki\|Ouyang Xiu}}. (1060). ''{{wiki\|New Book of Tang}}''. "Biography No. 147 – The Nanman (Part II)". Scroll 240, Paragraph 3. ''Chinese Text Project''. Accessed 24 October 2023. https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=717435#p4</ref><ref name="Zizhi Tongjian">{{wiki\|Sima Guang}}. (1084). ''{{wiki\|Zizhi Tongjian}}''. Scroll 249. ''Chinese Text Project''. Accessed 24 October 2023. https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=296746#p158.</ref> a country of the indigenous {{wiki\|Bai people\|Bai}} and {{wiki\|Yi people\|Yi peoples}} independent of [[Tang dynasty\|Tang China]],<ref name="Nanzhao">{{WP\|Nanzhao}}</ref> who referred to it as {{wiki\|Nanzhao}} (南詔).<ref name="Nanman 1">{{wiki\|Ouyang Xiu}}. (1060). ''{{wiki\|New Book of Tang}}''. "Biography No. 147 – The Nanman (Part I)". Scroll 239, Paragraph 1. ''Chinese Text Project''. Accessed 24 October 2023. https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=282908#p2.</ref> In addition, the name of the city itself was not Dali but Yon‧zon‧mix,<ref name="Yonzonmix">{{WP\|zh:羊苴咩城\|羊苴咩城}}</ref> transcribed by the Chinese as 羊苴咩 (Mandarin: ''Yángjūmiē'').<ref name="Nanman 1" /> In fact, Nanzhao had a city named 大厘(Dali) that located in modern Dali district.<ref name="Nanman 2" />

			==Gallery==
			<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
			ACMirage DB Kong.png\|Kong's database image
			ACMir Coin, Corruption and Tea 1.png\|Kong arguing with Luca
			ACMir Coin, Corruption and Tea 5.png\|Kong asking Basim to recover his confiscated tea crates
			ACMir Coin, Corruption and Tea 21.png\|Kong joking about his plan to smuggle Basim in a box
			ACMir Gilded Butterflies 4.png\|Kong giving Basim information about the Treasurer
			</gallery>

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