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Battle of Yancheng

Battle of Yancheng was a battle fought in 1140 in what is now China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty, which ran from 1125 to 1300. The recorded result: Song victory.

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Jin Dynasty C.E.1141 (H.E.11,141)
Jin Dynasty C.E.1141 (H.E.11,141). Ian Kiu, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1140
WhereChina33.900N, 113.500E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSong victory
BelligerentsJin EmpireagainstSong China
Part ofJurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty1125 to 1300

Where it sits in Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty

Jingkang Incident, 1125Siege of De'an, 1132Battle of Yancheng, 1140Battle of Caishi, 1161Battle of Tangdao, 116111251161Battle of Yancheng, 1140
5 placed engagements of Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1140 (year precision)
PlaceChina
33.900N, 113.500E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength100,000; 15,000 cavalrymen; Modern estimates - 20,000–30,000500 cavalrymen and 15,000 armored horsemen under the command of General Han Shizhong; Modern estimates - 8,000–15,000
Commanders
  • Wuzhu
  • Yue Fei
  • Han Shizhong
Battle of YanchengBattle of YanchengBattle of Central HenanBattle of South HenanBattle of Yan ProvinceBattle of KunyangBattle of XinzhengBattle of Yan ProvinceBattle of KunyangBattle of XinzhengZhengzhouNanyangLuoyangPingdingshanZhoukouJieshou100 km33.900N, 113.500E
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.

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Battle of Yancheng is one of 438 engagements of the 12th 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 Q4872768, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Yancheng, revision 1370595174, 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.