Ma Su
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Ma Su, courtesy name Youchang, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China. Ma Su had conspicuous talent in military theories and was ad
A Qing dynasty illustration of Ma Su
Ma Su of Lost Street Pavilion (Lost Jieting), a famous program of Peking opera
Kongming shedding tears as he subjects Ma Su to execution
Zhuge Liang
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Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming, was a Chinese statesman and strategist who lived through the collapse of the Eastern Han dynasty and became the principal architect of the Shu Han state. He served
Ma Su
…of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China. Ma Su had conspicuous talent in military theories and was admired by the Shu chancellor Zhuge Liang. However, a tactical blunder by Ma Su at the Battle of Jieting resulted in Shu being dealt a huge defeat by Zhang He, a general of the rival state of…
Ming Dynasty illustration of Zhuge Liang
Zhang Feng's painting (1654) depicting Zhuge Liang reclining on a daybed
The painting Kongming Leaving the Mountains (detail, Ming dynasty) depicts Zhuge Liang (left, on a horse) leaving his rustic retreat to enter into the service of Liu Bei (right, on a horse).
Liu Bei declares himself king, portrait at the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace, Beijing.