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Nanzhong (Chinese:南中;pinyin:Nánzhōng) is the ancient name for a region insouthwest China that covers parts of present-dayYunnan,Guizhou and southernSichuan provinces.[1]
During theThree Kingdoms period (220–280) of China, the Nanzhong region was part of the territory of the state ofShu Han (or simply Shu). In 225, some local governors rebelled against Shu rule while theNanman tribes made intrusions into Nanzhong. In response, the Shu regentZhuge Liang led imperial forces ona campaign in Nanzhong and succeeded in quelling the rebellions and pacifying the Nanman tribes. In legend, Zhuge Liang captured and released the Nanman leaderMeng Huo seven times until the latter finally swore allegiance to Shu.[2]
