Chen Shou (陳壽) (233-297), courtesy name Chengzuo (承祚) was the author of the Sanguo Zhi, a historical account of the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was once an officer of the Shu Han dynasty. His father, Chen Shi, was also an officer of Shu Han, and once had his beard shaved off as a penalty by order of Zhuge Liang after a campaign that failed due to a shortsighted strategy of his commander, Ma Su. After the fall of the Shu-Han dynasty, he served as an officer under the Jin Dynasty, under which he later wrote the Sanguo Zhi. Events Roman Emperor Alexander Severus wins a war against the Persians. ... Events Narseh of Persia and Diocletian conclude a peace treaty between Persia and Rome. ... Cha can also refer to a Latin American dance, also called the Cha-cha-cha. ... The Sānguó Zhì (Chinese 三国志, or 三國誌), variously translated as Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Records of the Three States and Records of the Three Kingdoms, was the official and authoritative historical text on the Three Kingdoms Period compiled by Chen Shou during the Jin Dynasty (265-420). ... The Three Kingdoms period (Simplified Chinese: 三国; Traditional Chinese: 三國; Pinyin Sānguó) is a period in the history of China. ... The Kingdom of Shu (蜀 shǔ) (221 – 263) was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty. ... The Jin Dynasty (晉 pinyin jìn, 265-420) followed the Three Kingdoms and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. ...