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Nanman 南蠻 (meaning southern barbarian) was the rebel tribe in southwestern China during the Three Kingdoms Period. It was after Sanmiao Kingdom which the kingdom was very powerful led by miao. In China's Tang Dynasty the Miao ceased as a major non-Chinese group except in the province of Yunnan where six "zhao" 詔 of Miao lived. The southernmost, known as Mengshezhao 蒙舍詔 pr Nanzhao 南詔, united all ikil,oi;9ol,ikj The Three Kingdoms period (Traditional Chinese characters: 三國, Simplified Chinese characters: 三国, pinyin Sānguó) is a period in the History of China. ...

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oil,kjiMedia:Example.oggiulkkksix zhaos and found the first independent Miao state during early 8th century. Nanzhao regularly paid tributes through the head of military district Jiannan Jiedushi 劍南節度使. When the Tang dynasty gradually declined, they gained more independence, but were assimilated by later dynasties. However, some of Nanzhao's cultural influence was carried south due to its [Nanzhao's] location. The miao/hmong and some other tribes all living in Nanzhao was led by Meng Huo who was a miao leader. It later became allies with Shu-Han after Zhuge Liang went on a campaign and defeated Meng Huo seven times, causing him to surrender from his heart. The Kingdom of Shu (蜀 shÇ”) (221 – 263) was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty. ... It has been suggested that Dong Jue be merged into this article or section. ... Meng Huo (孟獲), the Great King of Nan Zhong. ...

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Zhuge Liang had become Prime Minister of Shu Han and Chief Advisor to Liu Chan, the Emperor of Shu-Han at the time. He requested to begin a campaign south to quell the uprisings in Nan Zhong. The most influential leader in the south at the time was the Nanman King Meng Huo. In 225, Zhuge Liang advanced his troops into Nanman territory with a plan to "attack the spirit" of the Nanman and make them surrender from their hearts, though his true goal was to form an alliance, as he knew that subjegation by force would have no meaning. It has been suggested that Dong Jue be merged into this article or section. ... 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. ... Liu Chan (劉禪 Pinyin Líu Chán, Wade-Giles Liu Chan) (207 - 271) was the second and the last emperor of the Kingdom of Shu during the period of Three Kingdoms in China, who reigned between 223 and 263. ... The Kingdom of Shu (蜀 shÇ”) (221 – 263) was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty. ... Nan Zhong Nan Zhong is the place where all the tribes of the nanman live and their king is Meng Huo. ... Meng Huo (孟獲), the Great King of Nan Zhong. ...

In the first encounter between Zhuge Liang and Meng Huo, Zhao Yun led a charge and tore through his forces like a gale, after which Meng Huo himself was captured by Wei Yan. Meng Huo refused to yield to Zhuge Liang, whereupon the strategist released him, giving him another chance to attack. Zhao Yun (趙雲; styled Zilong 子龍)(168-229) was an important commander of the civil wars of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period of China. ... Wèi Yán (魏延, ?–234), courtesy name Wéncháng (文長), was a distinguished officer of Shu. ...

Meng Huo warily created fortifications along a river for the second battle, daring the Shu forces to cross. Ma Dai cut off the supply routes and killed Jinhuan Sanjie, a Nanman officer protecting the river fortifications. Seeing that Shu-Han was much stronger than the Meng Huo's forces, Nanman officers Ahui Nan and Dong Tu Na betrayed Meng Huo and handed him over to the Shu army. But still, he did not yield. Ma Dai was a general of the kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period and former officer under Ma Teng, and later Ma Chao. ...

As part of a ploy, Zhuge Liang gave Meng Huo a tour of the Shu encampment before releasing him a second time. Meng Huo, overconfident in his newfound knowledge of the enemy camp, sent his brother, Meng You, on a false defection ploy, but it was easily discovered and both brothers were captured. Meng You the younger brother of the Nanman King Meng Huo. ...

Released yet again and eager for revenge, Meng Huo gathered a force of 100,000 and attacked the Shu camp, whereupon Zhuge Liang evacuated his entire force. Of course, this was all part of Zhuge Liang's plan, and Meng Huo's army fell into numerous pit traps that had been dug within the camp. Meng Huo was captured once again.

With caution, and learning from his previous failures, Meng Huo now opted to wait for an attack by the enemy. The plan was to lure the Shu forces into poisonous marshes, but Zhuge Liang was forewarned of the dangers by Meng Huo's older brother, Meng Jie, and managed to avoid the marshes all together. Once again, Meng Huo was defeated and captured. In folklore, Zhuge Liang became ill from the marshes but then recovered.

After Meng Huo's fifth defeat, his wife, Zhu Rong, now took to the battlefield, complaining that her husband was incompetent. She captured two low ranking Shu officers, and Zhuge Liang sent Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, and Ma Dai after her. Eventually Ma Dai unhorsed her and captured her. Zhuge Liang returned her to Meng Huo in exchange for the captured Shu officers. Meng Huo now attempted to gather wild animals such as elephants and tigers to combat the enemy, but they were chased away by Zhuge Liang's fire-breathing contraptions, also known as Juggernauts. Yet another humiliating defeat. Zhu Rong (祝融) was the wife of Meng Huo, king of the Nanman tribes. ... The Car of Juggernaut, as depicted in the 1851 Illustrated London Reading Book The term juggernaut is used to describe any literal or metaphorical force regarded as unstoppable; that will crush all in its path. ...

Finally, Meng Huo enlisted the aid of troops that wore armor made of rattan that was said to deflect swords and arrows alike. However, Zhuge Liang easily discovered the armor's weakness and routed the army with a fire attack. Meng Huo was now captured for the seventh and final time. Genera Calamus Calospatha Ceratolobus Daemonorops Eremospatha Eugeissonia Korthalsia Laccosperma Metroxylon Myrialepis Oncocalamus Pigafetta Plectocomia Plectomiopsis Raphia Zalacca Zalacella Rattan (from the Malay rotan), is the name for the roughly six hundred species of palms in the tribe Calameae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia. ...

Even Meng Huo had to admit defeat at this point and he vowed to surrender and serve Shu from the bottom of his heart. The southern threat was neutralised and the Shu army returned home victorious.