Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign, also known as the War of Pacification in Nanzhong, was a military campaign that took place in 225 during the early Three Kingdoms period in China. It was led by Zhuge
Wooden diorama in Huaxilou, Bozhou, Anhui depicting Zhuge Liang's campaign against the Nanman
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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
Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign
…of Pacification in Nanzhong, was a military campaign that took place in 225 during the early Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in China. It was led by Zhuge Liang, the Imperial Chancellor of the state of Shu Han, against the opposing forces in the Nanzhong region (covering parts of present-day Yunnan, Guizhou and…
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.