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Battle of Gaixia

Name: Battle of Gaixia
Location: China

Battle of Gaixia was a battle fought in 202 BC in what is now China. It was part of Chu–Han Contention, which ran from 206 BC to 202 BC. The recorded result: Han victoryHan gains control of China. Recorded strength: 300,000 against 100,000.

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Fought202 BC

WhereChina33.328N, 117.551E

OutcomeHan victoryHan gains control of China

BelligerentsKingdom of HanagainstKingdom of Western Chu

Casualties and lossesUnknownand100,00080,000 killed in action

Part ofChu–Han Contention206 BC to 202 BC

Where it sits in Chu–Han Contention

4 placed engagements of Chu–Han Contention in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	202 BC (year precision)
Place	China 33.328N, 117.551E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Strength	300,000	100,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	100,00080,000 killed in action
Commanders	Han Xin Emperor Gaozu of Han	Xiang Yu

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Loulin 645 BC, 51 km S
Battle of Xuzhou 1938, 110 km N
Battle of Pengcheng 205 BC, 110 km N
Battle of Xiapi AD 199, 120 km N
Battle of Taierzhuang 1938, 138 km N

In the same war

Before: Battle of Wei River 204 BC
All 4 engagements of Chu–Han Contention

Elsewhere in 202 BC

Battle of Zama Tunisia

Battle of Gaixia is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1349891, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gaixia, revision 1370110656, 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.