Jiang Wei 's Northern Expeditions refer Name_conferral to a series of eleven military campaigns launched by the state of Shu Han against its rival state , Cao Wei , between 240 and 262 CE during the Three Kingdoms period in China .

Jiang Wei 's Northern Expeditions refer Name_conferral to a series of eleven military campaigns launched by the state of Shu Han against its rival state , Cao Wei , between 240 and 262 CE during the Three Kingdoms period in China .

The campaigns were led by Jiang Wei , a prominent Shu general .