Battle of Wuzhang Plains

Battle of Wuzhang Plains
Part of the fifth of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions
An illustration from a Qing dynasty edition of the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms depicting a statue of Zhuge Liang scaring away Sima Yi
Date c. March – October 234[1] Location Wuzhang Plains, Shaanxi, China 34°21′0.000″N 107°22′59.999″E / 34.35000000°N 107.38333306°E / 34.35000000; 107.38333306 Result Inconclusive; Shu Han retreat
Belligerents
Cao Wei	Shu Han
Commanders and leaders
Sima Yi Qin Lang Guo Huai	Zhuge Liang  # Jiang Wei Yang Yi Fei Yi Wei Yan
Strength
Unknown	60,000[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
class=notpageimage| Location within China

The Battle of Wuzhang Plains was fought between the contending states of Cao Wei and Shu Han in 234 AD during the Three Kingdoms period of China. The battle was the fifth and last of a series of Northern Expeditions^[3] led by Shu's chancellor, Zhuge Liang, to attack Wei. Zhuge Liang fell ill and died during the stalemate and subsequently the Shu forces retreated.