Biography of Zhuge Liang (181-234)

Whose courtesy name is Kong Ming and often referred to as "Wolong", meaning crouching dragon, Zhuge is one of the most famous master strategists, politicians and inventors in ancient China. He was born in Langyayangdu, an area of Shandong province. He served as prime minister of the Shu kingdom during the Three Kingdoms (220-280).

206-207: Liu Bei, whose ancestor was an emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), visited Zhuge Liang three times in a bid to recruit him as a strategist.