Sima Zhao

Sima Zhao

Sima Zhao () (Chinese: 司馬昭; pinyin: Sīmǎ Zhāo; 211 – 6 September 265), courtesy name Zishang (子上), was a Chinese military general, politician, and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Sima Zhao capably maintained control of Wei, which had been seized by his father Sima Yi and previously maintained by his older brother Sima Shi, successfully crushing all internal opposition in the form of dissent and rebellion. In 263, despite opposition, he decided to take advantage of the present weakness in Shu Han to the west and launched an invasion against it, which eventually managed to convince its emperor, Liu Shan, towards formally surrendering, tipping the decades-long established balance of power decisively in Wei's favor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sima Zhao has received more than 349,026 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Sima Zhao is the 2,190th most popular politician (up from 2,467th in 2019).

Sima Zhao was a general in the Wei Kingdom. He is most famous for his victory in the Battle of Changping in 260, which led to the end of the Three Kingdoms period.