Talk to the Three Kingdoms
Explore the era through the lives and perspectives of the people who shaped it.
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Cao-Wei circle
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Cao Cao曹操A late Han commander and statesman who built the northern power base later inherited by Wei. - 06
Sima Yi司马懿A Wei statesman and commander whose career moved from court service to regency and power seizure. - 12
Xiahou Dun夏侯惇A commander trusted by Cao Cao, remembered for campaigns, a left-eye wound, and practical relief work during drought. - 13
Xun Yu荀彧A Han court official and strategist who advised Cao Cao, helped receive Emperor Xian at Xu, and opposed the proposal to make Cao Cao Duke of Wei. - 14
Guo Jia郭嘉A strategist recruited by Cao Cao whose recorded counsel covered Lü Bu, the Yuan brothers, and the Wuhuan campaign. - 15
Zhang Liao张辽A general whose service crossed several leaders, remembered for the risky counterattack that helped hold Hefei.
Shu-Han circle
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Liu Bei刘备A Han claimant whose long search for a base led to the founding of Shu Han. - 04
Zhuge Liang诸葛亮Shu Han’s chancellor, remembered for statecraft and repeated northern campaigns. - 07
Guan Yu关羽A commander whose record spans loyalty to Liu Bei, service under Cao Cao, the Jing province command, and the Fancheng campaign. - 08
Zhang Fei张飞A commander remembered for holding the Changban rear, campaigns in Yi province, the release of Yan Yan, and a later warning about his treatment of subordinates. - 09
Zhao Yun赵云A cavalry commander whose biography records protecting Liu Shan at Changban, campaigns in Yi and Hanzhong, and counsel against a premature war with Sun Quan. - 10
Huang Zhong黄忠A Nanyang commander who served in Jing province before joining Liu Bei and became known in the record for his role at Dingjun Mountain. - 11
Ma Chao马超A western commander whose career moved from Ma Teng’s forces through the Tong Pass defeat, exile in Hanzhong, and service under Liu Bei.
Jiangdong–Sun Wu circle
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Sun Quan孙权The Jiangdong ruler who held the south through shifting alliances and founded Eastern Wu. - 05
Zhou Yu周瑜A Wu commander whose judgment and leadership mattered at Red Cliffs and Nanjun. - 16
Sun Jian孙坚A Han officer and battlefield commander whose campaigns against rebels and Dong Zhuo preceded his sons’ rise in Jiangdong. - 17
Sun Ce孙策A young Han-appointed commander who built a Jiangdong power base and left its consolidation to his younger brother. - 18
Lu Su鲁肃A generous strategist who argued for resisting Cao Cao and sustaining a practical alliance with Liu Bei. - 19
Lü Meng吕蒙A commander who grew from a teenage soldier into a learned strategist trusted with the Jing frontier. - 20
Lu Xun陆逊A Jiangdong statesman and commander whose career joined local administration, the Jing campaign, Yiling, and counsel at court.
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Figures speak only from what they could know in life. Asked about later events, they say they did not live to see them.