"The Governor of Nanke" (simplified Chinese: 南柯太守传; traditional Chinese: 南柯太守傳; pinyin: Nánkē Tàishǒu Zhuàn, otherwise translated as "The Governor of the Southern Tributary State",[1] "Governor of the Southern Branch Commandery"[2] and variants) is a Tang dynasty Chinese chuanqi (a form of short story) by Li Gongzuo, set in the year 794.[3] It is the basis for the similar Japanese tale "The Dream of Akinosuke".