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Siege of Chencang

Siege of Chencang was a siege conducted in December AD 228 at Chencang District, in what is now People's Republic of China; it ran into the following year. It was part of Q5326669. The recorded result: Wei victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 against 40,000–50,000.

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Zhuge Liang's first and second northern expeditions against Cao Wei
Zhuge Liang's first and second northern expeditions against Cao Wei. SY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtDecember AD 228ran into the following year
WhereChencang District, People's Republic of China34.355N, 107.379E
OutcomeWei victory
BelligerentsCao WeiagainstShu Han
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofQ5326669

Where it sits in Q5326669

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 Jieting, AD 228Battle of Shiting, AD 228Siege of Chencang, AD 228Battle of Mount Qi, AD 231Battle of Wuzhang Plains, AD 234Battle of Canhe Slope, AD 395AD 198AD 395Siege of Chencang, AD 228
15 placed engagements of Q5326669 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateDecember AD 228 (month precision)
to AD 229
PlaceChencang District, People's Republic of China
34.355N, 107.379E
KindSiege, ancient
Strength1,00040,000–50,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Hao Zhao
Siege of ChencangSiege of ChencangBattle of Wuzhang PlainsBattle of BaxiBattle of JietingSiege of JichengBattle of Wuzhang PlainsBattle of BaxiBattle of JietingSiege of JichengTianshuiBaojiTongchuanPingliang100 km34.355N, 107.379E
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Siege of Chencang is one of 85 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2367642, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Chencang, revision 1370740187, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.