Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign

Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign
Part of the wars of the Three Kingdoms period

Wooden diorama in Huaxilou, Bozhou, Anhui depicting Zhuge Liang's campaign against the Nanman
DateSpring – Autumn 225
Location
Nanzhong (covering present-day Yunnan, Guizhou and southern Sichuan), China
Result Shu Han victory
Belligerents
Shu Han Shu rebels,
Nanman
Commanders and leaders
Zhuge Liang
Ma Zhong
Li Hui
Yong Kai 
Zhu Bao
Gao Ding Executed
Meng Huo Surrendered
Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign
Traditional Chinese諸葛亮南征
Simplified Chinese诸葛亮南征
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhūgě Liàng Nán Zhēng
War of Pacification in Nanzhong
Traditional Chinese南中平定戰
Simplified Chinese南中平定战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánzhōng Píngdìng Zhàn
Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign

Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign, also known as the War of Pacification in Nanzhong, was a military campaign which took place in 225 during the early Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of China. It was led by Zhuge Liang, the Imperial Chancellor of the state of Shu Han, against opposing forces in the Nanzhong region (covering parts of present-day Yunnan, Guizhou and southern Sichuan). The campaign was a response to rebellions started by local governors in the Nanzhong region and intrusions by the Nanman (literally: "southern barbarians").