Fourth Northern Expedition

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The Fourth Northern Expedition was one of Zhuge Liang’s later military campaigns during the Three Kingdoms period, aimed at weakening the rival state of Wei and restoring the Han dynasty under Shu Han.

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Fourth Northern Expedition canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Northern Expedition of Zhuge Liang ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
associatedDynasty Shu Han regime claiming Han succession ⓘ
associatedWith Zhuge Liang's strategy to restore Han rule ⓘ
belligerent Cao Wei ⓘ
Shu Han ⓘ
campaignSeries Zhuge Liang's Northern Campaigns ⓘ
commander Zhuge Liang ⓘ
commandStructure Shu Han military under Zhuge Liang ⓘ
conflictIn Three Kingdoms period ⓘ
conflictType offensive campaign ⓘ
country Shu Han ⓘ
date c. 231 ⓘ
era Three Kingdoms ⓘ
followedBy Fifth Northern Expedition ⓘ
goal shift the balance of power against Wei ⓘ
historicalFigureInvolved Sima Yi ⓘ
Zhuge Liang ⓘ
historicalRegion Guanzhong ⓘ
linked to: Guanzhong region
historicalSignificance part of Shu Han's long-term offensive against Wei ⓘ
location Qishan region ⓘ
linked to: Qishan area

western front between Shu and Wei ⓘ
militaryObjective pressure Wei defenses in the north ⓘ
militaryTheater northwestern China ⓘ
notableCommanderForWei Sima Yi ⓘ
opponentCountry Cao Wei ⓘ
outcome Shu forces withdrew ⓘ
partOf Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions ⓘ
politicalObjective legitimize Shu Han as Han successor state ⓘ
portrayedIn Romance of the Three Kingdoms (novel) ⓘ
precededBy Third Northern Expedition ⓘ
primarySource Records of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
regionContested Wei-held territories north of Shu ⓘ
relatedWork Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
result Wei victory ⓘ
sideGoal secure strategic positions in Wei territory ⓘ
status completed ⓘ
strategicObjective restore the Han dynasty under Shu Han ⓘ
weaken the state of Wei ⓘ
tacticUsedByShu prolonged field operations against Wei positions ⓘ
tacticUsedByWei defensive strategy under Sima Yi ⓘ
timePeriod early 3rd century ⓘ

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Zhuge Liang → commandedCampaign → Fourth Northern Expedition ⓘ
Northern Expeditions of Zhuge Liang → campaign → Fourth Northern Expedition ⓘ
Third Northern Expedition → followedBy → Fourth Northern Expedition ⓘ
Fifth Northern Expedition → predecessor → Fourth Northern Expedition ⓘ