Power rule valid for any complex exponents?

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Is the power rule in calculus true for any complex exponents? i.e. does d/dz z^c = cz^(c-1) true for any c, even when c is something like i or 3i-2?
 
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Yes, try to prove it using the definition of the complex derivative.