Atlas of Battles

war, 12 engagements

Battles of Early Imperial China

The atlas places 12 engagements of Early Imperial China: 12 battles between AD 198 and AD 395, all in present-day China. The most widely documented: Battle of Red Cliffs.

See them on the globe

Battle of YijingBattle of JianglingBattle of HefeiBattle of YilingBattle of Wuzhang PlainsBattle of Canhe SlopeBattle of Red CliffsBattle of ChangbanBattle of Mount DingjunBattle of FanchengBattle of XiaotingBattle of ShitingBattle of Red CliffsBattle of ChangbanBattle of Mount DingjunBattle of FanchengBattle of XiaotingBattle of ShitingChengduTianjinChongqingXianNanjingPyongyangZiboHangzhouTaiyuanJinan1000 km35.199N, 112.064E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

AD 190s: 1 engagementsAD 200s: 5 engagements5 in AD 200sAD 210s: 2 engagementsAD 220s: 2 engagementsAD 230s: 1 engagementsAD 390s: 1 engagementsAD 190sAD 390s
12 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Yijing, AD 198Battle of Red Cliffs, AD 208Battle of Jiangling, AD 208Battle of Hefei, AD 208Battle of Yiling, AD 208Battle of Changban, AD 208Battle of Mount Dingjun, AD 218Battle of Fancheng, AD 219Battle of Xiaoting, AD 221Battle of Shiting, AD 228Battle of Wuzhang Plains, AD 234Battle of Canhe Slope, AD 395AD 198AD 395
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
AD 198Battle of YijingXiong County, People's Republic of ChinaYuan Shao victory
AD 208Battle of Red CliffsChibi, People's Republic of ChinaAllied victory
AD 208Battle of JianglingJiangling County, ChinaAllied partial victory; Cao Cao manages to defend Xiangyang; Allies...
AD 208Battle of HefeiHefei, People's Republic of ChinaInconclusive; Sun Quan retreat
AD 208Battle of YilingYichang, People's Republic of ChinaSun Quan victory
October AD 208Battle of ChangbanJingmen, People's Republic of ChinaCao Cao victory; Liu Bei evacuated to Xiakou
AD 218Battle of Mount DingjunChinaLiu Bei victory; Xiahou Yuan killed
July AD 219Battle of FanchengFancheng District, People's Republic of ChinaCao Cao victory
August AD 221Battle of XiaotingChinaEastern Wu victory
June AD 228Battle of ShitingQianshan, People's Republic of ChinaEastern Wu victory
AD 234Battle of Wuzhang PlainsWuzhang Plains, People's Republic of ChinaInconclusive; Shu Han retreat
AD 395Battle of Canhe SlopeLiangcheng County, People's Republic of ChinaNorthern Wei victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Early Imperial China (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.