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Zhuge Zhan
Son of the Shu Han chancellor Zhuge Liang who inherited his marquisate and died defending Mianzhu against Deng Ai.
At dusk on a hilltop, a large tent stands open with a table holding a map marked with small stones inside, a saddled horse tethered outside, and fire stands burning; campfires dot the river plain below, and one tiny sentry stands on the slope.
Also known as Zi Siyuan · Marquis of Wuxiang (inherited)
Zhuge Zhan, courtesy name Siyuan, was the son of the Shu Han chancellor Zhuge Liang. He married an imperial princess at seventeen, inherited the marquisate of Wuxiang and rose to acting General of the Guards, sharing charge of the Imperial Secretariat. When the Wei general Deng Ai marched in through Yinping in 263, he met him at Mianzhu and fell in battle together with his son Zhuge Shang. Zhuge Liang's Letter of Admonition to My Son is generally read as addressed to him.
Life and times
Dates 227–263 CE