China: Zhuge Liang (CE 181-234) was Chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history (CE 220280). Portrait from the Ming Dynasty encyclopedia Sancai Tuhui ('Illustrations from the Three Realms'),1607-1609

China: Zhuge Liang (CE 181-234) was Chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history (CE 220280). Portrait from the Ming Dynasty encyclopedia Sancai Tuhui ('Illustrations from the Three Realms'),1607-1609

Zhuge Liang (CE 181-234) was Chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era. Often depicted wearing a robe and holding a fan made of crane feathers, Zhuge was not only an important military strategist and statesman; he was also an accomplished scholar and inventor.

. His reputation as an intelligent and learned scholar grew even while he was living in relative seclusion, earning him the nickname Wolong (literally Crouching Dragon). Zhuge is an uncommon two-character compound family name. His name even his surname alone has become synonymous with intelligence and tactics in Chinese culture.

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