Zhuge Liang (181-23410-8), a native of Yang Du, was an outstanding politician, strategist, diplomat, writer, calligrapher and prime minister in Shu and Han Dynasties.
In his early years, he went to Jingzhou with his uncle Zhuge Xuan. After Zhuge Xuan's death, Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Longzhong, Xiangyang. After Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage, he was invited to help Liu Bei establish Shu Han.
After the establishment of Shu and Han Dynasties, Zhuge Liang was made prime minister and marquis of Wuxiang. He comforted the people at home, showed his manners, appointed officials, followed the system of power, was sincere and fair, and joined forces with Wu to resist Wei. In order to realize the political ideal of reviving the Han Dynasty, he made several northern expeditions, but failed due to various factors. Finally, he died in Wuzhangyuan (now Qishan, Baoji, Shaanxi) after being established in Shu Han for 12 years. Liu Chan regarded him as a loyal minister, and later generations often regarded Zhuge Liang as a loyal minister and Zhuge Wuhou. Because of his military ability, the Eastern Jin regime named him King Wuxing.