Zhuge Liang

Zhuge Liang

Zhuge Liang () (181 AD – September or October 234 AD), also commonly known by his courtesy name Kongming, was a Chinese statesman, strategist and inventor who lived through the end of the Eastern Han dynasty (c. 184–220) and the early Three Kingdoms period (220–280). During the Three Kingdoms period he served as 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. Zhuge is recognised as the most accomplished strategist of his era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhuge Liang is the 5th most popular engineer (down from 4th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from China (down from 27th 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."