Zhuge Liang
Chinese statesman and military strategist (181–234)
- Fame58.9
- Momentum0.4
- China rank#179
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- Fame58.9
- Momentum0.4
- China rank#179
- Scientists rank#128
- Wikipedia65.9K
Lived 181–234, aged 53China
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Updated 2026-06-08
A recluse called the "Sleeping Dragon" who became the architect of an entire state — and then ran it. Zhuge Liang turned hermit intellect into total authority over Shu Han's civil and military machinery, blending Confucian benevolence with Legalist discipline while leading campaigns that never quite broke the north.
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Orphaned young, Zhuge Liang followed his uncle to Jing Province and withdrew to Longzhong, where his reputation drew Liu Bei to his door three times. He proposed the Longzhong Plan — secure two provinces, ally with Eastern Wu, resist Cao Wei — and became Liu Bei's chief strategist, helping engineer the alliance that crushed Cao Cao at Red Cliffs. After Shu Han's founding in 221 he rose to chancellor, then regent, governing with strict meritocracy, agricultural investment, and laws enforced without favor. He pacified the southwest, then launched repeated northern expeditions against Wei, writin…
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