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Battle of Wuzhang Plains

Battle of Wuzhang Plains was a battle fought in AD 234 at Wuzhang Plains, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of Q5326669. The recorded result: Inconclusive; Shu Han retreat. Recorded strength: Unknown against 60,000.

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A Qing Dynasty illustration of inventions during the Battle of Wuzhang Plains fought in 234. The title is : 【孔明造木牛流马】, "Kong Mingzhao wood ox floatting horse".
A Qing Dynasty illustration of inventions during the Battle of Wuzhang Plains fought in 234. The title is : 【孔明造木牛流马】, "Kong Mingzhao wood ox floatting horse".. Qing Dynasty, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 234
WhereWuzhang Plains, People's Republic of China34.350N, 107.383E
OutcomeInconclusive; Shu Han retreat
BelligerentsCao WeiagainstShu Han
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofQ5326669

Where it sits in Q5326669

Battle of Yijing, AD 198Battle of Red Cliffs, AD 208Battle of Jiangling, AD 208Battle of Hefei, AD 208Battle of Yiling, AD 208Battle of Changban, AD 208Battle of Mount Dingjun, AD 218Battle of Fancheng, AD 219Battle of Xiaoting, AD 221Battle of Jieting, AD 228Battle of Shiting, AD 228Siege of Chencang, AD 228Battle of Mount Qi, AD 231Battle of Wuzhang Plains, AD 234Battle of Canhe Slope, AD 395AD 198AD 395Battle of Wuzhang Plains, AD 234
15 placed engagements of Q5326669 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 234 (year precision)
PlaceWuzhang Plains, People's Republic of China
34.350N, 107.383E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknown60,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Sima Yi
  • Qin Lang
  • Guo Huai
  • Zhuge Liang
  • Jiang Wei
  • Yang Yi (Shu Han)
  • Fei Yi
  • Wei Yan
  • Wang Ping (Three Kingdoms)
Battle of Wuzhang PlainsBattle of Wuzhang PlainsSiege of ChencangBattle of BaxiBattle of JietingSiege of JichengBattle of BaxiBattle of JietingXianTianshuiXianyangBaojiTongchuanPingliang100 km34.350N, 107.383E
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Battle of Wuzhang Plains is one of 85 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1753340, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Wuzhang Plains, revision 1370277018, 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.