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Jan 13, 2021 · Fundamentals
Understanding the Paxos Consensus Algorithm Through a Three Kingdoms Analogy
This article explains the Paxos consensus algorithm by mapping its roles and phases to characters and events from the Three Kingdoms era, detailing the Prepare and Accept stages, proposal numbering, and how proposers, acceptors, and learners achieve fault‑tolerant agreement in distributed systems.
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