Official history
蔣琬字公琰,零陵湘鄉人也。弱冠與外弟泉陵劉敏俱知名。琬以州書佐隨先主入蜀,除廣都長。先主嘗因遊觀奄至廣都,見琬眾事不理,時又沉醉,先主大怒,將加罪戮。軍師將軍諸葛亮請曰:「蔣琬,社稷之器,非百里之才也。其為政以安民為本,不以修飾為先,願主公重加察之。」先主雅敬亮,乃不加罪,倉卒但免官而已。
— 三国志·卷44[3]
Basic facts
- Born: 193[1]
- Died: 245[1]
- Birthplace: Xiangxiang City[1]
Portrayals
- Jiang Wan (character in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms)