Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign | |||||||
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Part of the wars of the Three Kingdoms period | |||||||
Wooden diorama in Huaxilou, Bozhou, Anhui depicting Zhuge Liang's campaign against the Nanman | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Shu Han |
Shu rebels, Nanman | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Zhuge Liang Ma Zhong Li Hui |
Yong Kai † Zhu Bao Gao Ding Meng Huo |
Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 諸葛亮南征 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 诸葛亮南征 | ||||||
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War of Pacification in Nanzhong | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 南中平定戰 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 南中平定战 | ||||||
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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").