Tianshui revolts

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Tianshui revolts
Part of the first of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions
Jiang Wei surrenders to Zhuge Liang. Portrait in the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace, Beijing
Date c. February – May 228[1] Location Gansu and Shaanxi, China Result Territorial losses to Shu were retaken by Wei later; Overall stalemate
Belligerents
Shu Han	Cao Wei
Commanders and leaders
Zhuge Liang Zhao Yun Deng Zhi	Cao Zhen Zhang He Ma Zun Jiang Wei
Strength
>60,000[citation needed]	>50,000[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Tianshui revolts refer to the rebellions that broke out in the southern part of Liang Province (covering parts of present-day Gansu and Shaanxi) in the spring of 228 during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Military forces from the state of Shu Han, led by their chancellor-regent Zhuge Liang, planned to seize control of Chang'an, a strategic city in Shu's rival state, Cao Wei. The three commanderies of Nan'an, Tianshui, and Anding were captured by Shu forces, but these territorial gains were later lost after the Battle of Jieting. As mentioned in the biography of the Wei general Zhang He: "The commanderies of Nan'an, Tianshui and Anding rebelled and defected to (Zhuge) Liang, (Zhang) He pacified all of them."^[2]