Zhuge Dan
| Zhuge Dan | |
|---|---|
| General of Cao Wei | |
| Born | (Unknown) |
| Died | 258 |
| Names | |
| Traditional Chinese | 諸葛誕 |
| Simplified Chinese | 诸葛诞 |
| Pinyin | Zhūgě Dàn |
| Wade–Giles | Chu-ke Tan |
| Courtesy name | Gongxiu (Chinese: 公休; pinyin: Gōngxīu; Wade–Giles: Kung-hsiu) |
Zhuge Dan (died 258), courtesy name Gongxiu, was a military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. When he held military positions during his middle to late career, he got involved in all Three Rebellions in Shouchun, which aimed to drive the de facto rulers of Wei, the Sima clan, out of power. During the second rebellion of 255, he actively assisted Sima Shi to destroy Guanqiu Jian and his rebels; however, in the third rebellion, he would be the main performer on stage, wherein he initiated an even larger revolution under exactly the same reason Guanqiu Jian once held.
Zhuge Dan was born in Yangdu County, Langya Commandery (present-day Yinan County, Shandong), just like many other members of the Zhuge clan. As a direct descendant of Colonel-Director of Retainers (司隸校尉) Zhuge Feng (諸葛豐), Zhuge Dan was educated, and became a clerk working in the imperial secretariat. Although his position was not very high, he held an intimate connection with many celebrities of Wei, his best friends were Xiahou Xuan and Deng Yang (鄧颺), both were well-known associates of Cao Shuang. Furthermore, Zhuge Dan would later have one of his daughters married to Sima Yi's son, Sima Zhou, and another daughter to Wang Ling's son, Wang Guang.
With the help of his powerful connection, Zhuge Dan entered the imperial agency and moved up the ranks smoothly until he reached the position of Palace Assistant Imperial Clerk (御史中丞), Master of Writing (尚書), as well as an imperial agent who directly assisted the imperial secretariat. This was the zenith of his career as a civil officer, and along with his friends, they enjoyed the highest praise at the time. During his tenure, he would do a favour for anyone who went for him for a position, so he was loved by his men, but started to draw resentment from the emperor. Furthermore, the reason his faction received such a good fame was due to the propaganda of their affiliates instead of solid accomplishments, so they were eventually demolished by the emperor Cao Rui, who got Zhuge Dan removed from office as a punishment.
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