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Zhuge Liang

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Zhuge Liang () (181 – September or October 234), also commonly known by his courtesy name Kongming, was a Chinese statesman, strategist, and engineer who lived through the end of the Eastern Han dynasty (c. 184–220) and the early Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of China. During the Three Kingdoms period, he served as the Imperial Chancellor (or Prime Minister) of the state of Shu Han (221–263) from its founding in 221 and later as regent from 223 until his death in September or October 235.He is recognised as the most accomplished strategist of his era. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhuge Liang has received more than 2,612,452 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Zhuge Liang is the 5th most popular engineer (down from 3rd in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from China (down from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Engineer.

Zhuge Liang was a strategist and statesman for the state of Shu during the Three Kingdoms era of China. He is best known for his leading role in the war against Wei, from which he is usually given credit for the saying "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Zhuge Liang ranks 5 out of 323Before him are Gustave Eiffel, Mikhail Kalashnikov, Wernher von Braun, and Gottlieb Daimler. After him are Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Sergei Korolev, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, André Citroën, and Anatoly Dyatlov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 181, Zhuge Liang ranks 1After him is Emperor Xian of Han. Among people deceased in 234, Zhuge Liang ranks 1After him are Emperor Xian of Han, Wei Yan, and Gusu of Baekje.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhuge Liang ranks 33 out of 1,392Before him are Kangxi Emperor (1654), Liu Bei (161), Yongle Emperor (1360), Li Ching-Yuen (1677), Mencius (-372), and Zhuang Zhou (-369). After him are Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Jiang Zemin (1926), Zhou Enlai (1898), Toshiro Mifune (1920), and Emperor Wu of Han (-156).

Among ENGINEERS In China

Among engineers born in China, Zhuge Liang ranks 1After him are Lu Ban (-507), Su Song (1020), Li Kui (-500), and Da-Wen Sun (1960).