battle, ancient

Battle of Loulan

Name: Battle of Loulan
Location: China

Battle of Loulan was a battle fought in 108 BC in what is now China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Han–Xiongnu Wars, which ran from 139 BC to AD 89. The recorded result: Han victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 700 light cavalries.

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Fought108 BC

WhereChina40.167N, 90.583E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeHan victory

BelligerentsLoulanagainstHan dynasty

Part ofHan–Xiongnu Wars139 BC to AD 89

Where it sits in the Han–Xiongnu Wars

7 placed engagements of the Han–Xiongnu Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	108 BC (year precision)
Place	China 40.167N, 90.583E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Strength	Unknown	700 light cavalries
Commanders	Zhao Ponu

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Brown's Ferry 1863, 732 km SW
Battle of Chakirmaut 1204, 990 km N
Battle of Namka Chu 1962, 1380 km S
Battle of Se La Pass 1962, 1415 km S
Siege of Skardu 1947, 1421 km W

In the same war

Elsewhere in 108 BC

Battle of Loulan is one of 91 engagements of the 2nd 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 Q722321, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Loulan, revision 1370448117, 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.