This period was a little special, it was also a splendid period. Three kingdoms existed at the same time. There were lots of famous fearless generals, wise advisors and great leaders appeared at this period. The book "The Romance Of The Three Kingdoms" written by Lo Kuanchung just described this period.

The three kingdoms were : Kingdoms of Wei , Kingdomes of Shu , Kingdoms of Wu

Kingdom of WEI
Name
Time when alive
Time when on the throne
Emperor WenDi
Cao Pi
187 -- 226
220 -- 226
Emperor MingDi
Cao Rui
205 -- 239
226 -- 239
Emperor QiWang
Cao Fang
231 -- 274
239 -- 254
Emperor GaoGuiXiangGong
Cao Mao
241 -- 260
254 -- 260
Emperor YuanDi
Cao Huan
246 -- 302
260 -- 265
Kingdom of Shu
Name
Time when alive
Time when on the throne
Emperor ZhaoLieDi
Liu Bei
161 -- 223
221 -- 223
Emperor HouZhu
Liu Chan
207 -- 271
223 -- 263
Kingdom of Wu
Name
Time when alive
Time when on the throne
Emperor DaDi
Sun Quan
180 -- 252
222 -- 252
Emperor KuaiJiWang
Sun Liang
242 -- 260
252 -- 258
Emperor JingDi
Sun Xiu
234 -- 264
258 -- 264
Emperor MoDi
Sun Hao
242 -- 283
264 -- 280
Although there were three kingdoms, most Chinese prefer King of Shu to the others. Why? Because the first emperor of Shu, Liu Bei, was considered to be considerate and generous. When comparing the three important person of three kingdoms, people always said that Liu Bei(Emperor ZhaoLieDi of Shu) was a kind hero, Cao Cao(father of Empereor WenDi of Wei) was a wily hero, Sun Quan(Emperor DaDi of Wu) was a ordinary hero.