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Zhuge Ke诸葛恪

Wu (Sun)History × Fiction

Son of Zhuge Jin, clever and good at repartee.

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RELATION RECORDS
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SOURCE WORKS
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Zhuge Ke, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

4 figures · 4 records
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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

8 figures · 11 records
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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

16 figures · 19 records
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THE UNSEEN

Mythic acts

Transformation, aid and divine punishment

4 figures · 6 records
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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms

Eldest son of Zhuge Jin, powerful minister of Eastern Wu.

In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Son of Zhuge Jin, clever and good at repartee. Grand Tutor of Wu, failed in the campaign against Wei, later killed by Sun Jun. Wronged by Sun Jun, later rehabilitated.

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  1. 3 profile notes
    4 relations6 verified quotations
    • Sun Quanruler-subjectZhuge Ke
    • Zhuge Kerequest aidJiang Wei
    • Zhuge Jinfather-sonZhuge Ke
    • Sun JunslayZhuge Ke
    Verified original text · 6
    1. 命诸葛瑾长子诸葛恪为太子左辅

      ruler-subject · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 98

    2. 乃召太傅诸葛恪、大司马吕岱至榻前嘱以后事

      orphan entrust · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 108

    4 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.

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  2. 32 profile notes
    40 relations38 verified quotations
    • Sun Quanruler-subjectZhuge Ke
    • Zhuge Keuncle-nephewZhuge Liang
    • Zhuge KehostileSima Yi
    • Zhuge Kerequest aidJiang Wei
    Verified original text · 38
    1. 权拜恪抚越将军

      ruler-subject · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·诸葛滕二孙濮阳传

    2. 恪父瑾面长似驴

      father-son · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·诸葛滕二孙濮阳传

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History vs. fiction

Both official histories and novels record events such as the donkey satire, the victory at Dongxing, the disastrous defeat at Xincheng, and his ambush and execution by Sun Jun.

  • The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biography of Zhuge Ke, records in detail the entire process of his intelligence and eloquence, his victory at Dongxing, his great defeat at Xincheng, and his execution along with his three clans after being ambushed by Sun Jun; the novel basically follows the official history. The original text says, “孙权大会群臣,使人牵一驴入,长检其面,题曰诸葛子瑜。”(《Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biographies of Zhuge, Teng, Er, Sun, and Puyang》)

Relationship network

31 figures · 137 links
Zhuge KeZhuge KeSun QuanSun QuanZhuge LiangZhuge LiangSima YiSima YiJiang WeiJiang WeiDeng AiDeng AiLu XunLu XunZhang ZhaoZhang ZhaoSima ShiSima ShiZhuge JinZhuge JinDing FengDing FengGuanqiu JianZhuge DanSun JunFei YiZhang YiHan DangSun LiangSun HeWang ChangZhu YiSima FuXue ZongZhuge ZhanHu ZunZhang JiShi JiTeng YinQuan DuanLiu ZanGu Tan
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Sources: Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·吴主五子传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 98; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·嗣主传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 108; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·宗室传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 113; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·张严程阚薛传; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·张顾诸葛步传

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