battle, ancient
Battle of Mayi
Battle of Mayi was a battle fought in June 133 BC at Shuozhou, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of the Han–Xiongnu Wars, which ran from 139 BC to AD 89. The recorded result: Aborted by Xiongnu retreat. Recorded strength: 100,000 cavalry against 270,000 Han infantry at Mayi, 30,000 Han infantry at Dai Prefecture.
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Where it sits in the Han–Xiongnu Wars
Record
| Date | June 133 BC (month precision) | |
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| Place | Shuozhou, People's Republic of China 39.335N, 112.434E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Strength | 100,000 cavalry | 270,000 Han infantry at Mayi, 30,000 Han infantry at Dai Prefecture |
| Casualties and losses | None | None, other than the capture of a low-profile outpost sentry |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Pingxingguan 1937, 131 km E
- Battle of Xinkou 1937, 153 km S
- Battle of South Shanxi 1941, 153 km S
- Siege of Yen-Men Fortress AD 615, 163 km S
- Battle of Taiyuan 1937, 165 km S
In the same war
- After: Battle of Hexi 121 BC
- All 7 engagements of Han–Xiongnu Wars
Battle of Mayi 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 Q722331, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mayi, revision 1370449356, 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.