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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 (born 181, Yangdu [now Yinan, Shandong province], China—died August 234, Wuzhangyuan [now in Shaanxi province], China) was a celebrated adviser to Liu Bei, founder of the Shu-Han dynasty (221–263/264).
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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...
Jul 29, 2024 · Zhuge Liang was a well-known statesman, war-strategist, and inventor during the ‘Three Kingdom’ period of China. He was advisor and high minister of Liu Bei, the founder of the state of ‘Shu Han.’
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. He was nicknamed "The Hidden Dragon," because people around ...
Zhuge Liang (pronunciation ⓘ) (181 – September or October 234), [lower-alpha 1] 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.
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Zhuge Liang (诸葛亮 181-234 CE), also known as Kongming, was a famous statesman, military strategist, and scholar in ancient China. He lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, and is renowned for his intelligence, strategic planning, and literary works.