Mount Dingjun () is a mountain in the
Mian County of
Hanzhong,
Shaanxi,
China
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. It is situated across
Tiandang Mountain, separated by the
Han River, and is near the old
Yangping Pass
Yangpingguan () is a town in central Ningqiang County, in southwestern Shaanxi province, China. The town has an area of , in which there are 1 residential community () and 20 villages holding a total population of 26,000.(Chinese"阳平关镇" '' ...
.
The mountain is famous for the
battle which took place there in the
Three Kingdoms period, when
Huang Zhong of
Shu defeated and killed
Xiahou Yuan of
Wei
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* Wey (state) (衛, 1040–209 BC), Wei in pinyin, but spelled Wey to distinguish from the bigger Wei of the Warring States
* Wei (state) (魏, 403–225 BC), one of the seven major states of the Warring States per ...
. According to
Sanguo Zhi, Shu prime minister
Zhuge Liang wished to be buried on Mount Dingjun, so a tomb was built for him there.
The Battle of Mount Dingjun is dramatised in the historical novel ''
Romance of the Three Kingdoms''. Later in the novel, the general
Zhong Hui marches through Mount Dingjun, where he is visited by the spirit of Zhuge Liang.
Dingjun
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