PersonAD 207 – AD 271
Liu Shan
Second and last emperor of Shu Han, who surrendered when Wei’s Deng Ai reached Chengdu in 263
Where they went
4 related events
- 1
Cao Cao’s cavalry, come south into Jing Province, caught the fleeing Liu Bei at Changban in Dangyang. Liu Bei abandoned his family and fled while Zhang Fei cut the bridge and held the rear.
A scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun rides alone through Cao Cao’s army to rescue the infant Adou. The history records only that he protected the child.
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Shu Han’s chancellor Zhuge Liang submitted his Memorial on Dispatching the Troops and attacked Wei five times. He achieved little and died in camp on the Wuzhang Plains in 234.
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When Wei’s Deng Ai crossed a perilous mountain route and reached Chengdu, the Shu emperor Liu Shan surrendered — the first of the three kingdoms to fall.
People who appear alongside
- Zhang FeiAD 221
Liu Bei’s general from Zhuo Commandery, who held off Cao Cao’s cavalry at the bridge at Changban in 208; murdered by his own men in 221
- Zhao YunAD 229
Liu Bei’s general (courtesy name Zilong), who saved Liu Bei’s infant son Liu Shan and Lady Gan at Changban in 208
- Cao CaoAD 155 – AD 220
Chancellor and King of Wei in the late Han, who controlled Emperor Xian, defeated Yuan Shao at Guandu and unified the north, laying the foundation of Wei
- Liu BeiAD 161 – AD 223
Founding emperor of Shu Han (Emperor Zhaolie), who claimed descent from the Han house and became emperor at Chengdu in 221
- Zhuge LiangAD 181 – AD 234
Chancellor of Shu Han, who proposed the plan to divide the realm in three to Liu Bei in 207 and died of illness on the Wuzhang Plains in 234 during his northern campaigns
- Sima YiAD 179 – AD 251
Wei general and minister, who held off Zhuge Liang’s northern campaigns and in 249 overthrew Cao Shuang, putting the Sima clan in control of Wei
- Deng AiAD 197 – AD 264
Wei general who crossed the perilous Yinping route in 263 and surprised Chengdu, forcing Shu Han to surrender
Themes this person appears in
- The Three KingdomsAD 184 – AD 280
From the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the Jin reunification — a century of Wei, Shu and Wu, the age of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan