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Battle of Dongxing

Battle of Dongxing was a battle fought in AD 253 at Chaohu, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Chaohu. The recorded result: Wu tactical victory. Recorded strength: 70,000 against 40,000.

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FoughtAD 253
WhereChaohu, People's Republic of China31.598N, 117.865E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeWu tactical victory
BelligerentsCao WeiagainstEastern Wu

Record

DateAD 253 (year precision)
to AD 253
PlaceChaohu, People's Republic of China
31.598N, 117.865E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength70,00040,000
Commanders
  • Sima Zhao
  • Zhuge Dan
  • Guanqiu Jian
  • Wang Chang (Three Kingdoms)
  • Zhuge Ke
  • Ding Feng (general)
  • Liu Zan
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Placed at Chaohu; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in AD 253

Battle of Dongxing 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 Q4870902, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dongxing, revision 1382316399, 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.