Battle of Wuzhang Plains
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 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.
| Battle of Wuzhang Plains | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Cao Wei | Shu Han | ||||||
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| Sima Yi | Zhuge Liang | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 60,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Location within China | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 五丈原之戰 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 五丈原之战 | ||||||
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