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Battle of Shiting

Battle of Shiting was a battle fought in June AD 228 at Qianshan, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of Q5326669. The recorded result: Eastern Wu victory.

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Battle of Shiting
Battle of Shiting. Qing Dynasty, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

DateJune AD 228 (month precision)
PlaceQianshan, People's Republic of China
30.761N, 116.553E
Part ofQ5326669
KindBattle, ancient
ResultEastern Wu victory
BelligerentsEastern WuCao Wei
CommandersLu Xun; Zhou Fang; Quan Cong; Zhu HuanCao Xiu; Jia Kui
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In the same war

Battle of Shiting 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 Q1151697, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shiting, revision 1370274258, 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.