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Zhuge Liang (pronunciation ⓘ) (181 – September or October 234), [a] also commonly known by his courtesy name Kongming, was a Chinese statesman, strategist, and inventor who lived through the end of the Eastern Han dynasty (c. 184–220) and the early Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of China.
Zhuge Liang was a celebrated adviser to Liu Bei, founder of the Shu-Han dynasty (221–263/264). Considered a mechanical and mathematical genius and brilliant military tactician, he often has supernatural powers ascribed to him in legend, and he has been a favored character of many Chinese plays and stories, particularly Romance of the Three ...
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He was born in a turbulent time in 181 in Shandong Province. After he was born, a large-scale rebellion of the Yellow Turbans and the Five Pecks of Rice army ravaged the country. Then, when he was 14, Cao Cao invaded Shandong. His family was forced to flee. This was a time of natural disasters, regional conflicts, and political crisis. There were f...
In 207, he met Liu Bei. Liu Bei's base of power was in the region of the southwest around Sichuan. They were threatened by Cao Cao who held a large area north of the Yangtze River. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang planned an alliance between Liu Bei and a ruler named Sun Quan who controlled a lot of territory in the southeast. In 208, at the Battle of Red C...
The Romance of the Three Kingdomsis a popular fictional novel that is said to be written by Luo Guan Zhong at the end of the Yuan Dynasty period (1279-1368). This novel is one of China's four greatest classic novels. Zhuge Liang's character has a prominent role in the book as does Liu Bei and his adversary Cao Cao. In the novel, Zhuge Liang is port...
Zhuge Liang or Chu-ko Liang or Zhuge Kong Ming (born 181 C.E., Yangdu, Shandong province, China—died August 234, Wuzhangyuan, Shaanxi province, China) was one of the greatest Chinese strategists of the Three Kingdoms period, as well as a statesman, engineer, scholar, and inventor.
Learn about Zhuge Liang, the famous strategist and advisor of Shu Kingdom in the Three Kingdoms period. Find his biography, titles, family, literary appearances, quotations, and forum discussions.
Nov 22, 2020 · How did Zhuge Liang, a legendary strategist in the Three Kingdoms period, evolve from a fearsome figure in Romance of the Three Kingdoms to a polite and cultured one in Red Cliff? This article explores the variations of his character in different literary and cinematic works across centuries.
Mar 10, 2015 · Learn how the legendary strategist Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms era used a clever trick to capture 100,000 arrows from his enemies in three days. See how this story is depicted in Shen Yun's classical Chinese dance performance.
