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Battle of Mount Dingjun

Battle of Mount Dingjun was a battle fought in AD 218 in what is now China. It was part of Q5326669. The recorded result: Liu Bei victory; Xiahou Yuan killed.

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Record

DateAD 218 (year precision)
PlaceChina
32.880N, 103.865E
Part ofQ5326669
KindBattle, ancient
ResultLiu Bei victory; Xiahou Yuan killed
Territorial changeHanzhong Commandery largely conquered
BelligerentsForces of Liu BeiForces of Cao Cao
CommandersLiu Bei; Huang Zhong; Fa ZhengXiahou Yuan; Xiahou Rong; Zhang He; Zhao Ang; Guo Huai
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Battle of Mount Dingjun is one of 57 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 183 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2116669, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mount Dingjun, revision 1370450590, 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.