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Battle of Yanling

Battle of Yanling was a battle fought in 575 BC in what is now China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Jin victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought575 BC
WhereChina34.101N, 114.176E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeJin victory
BelligerentsChuagainstJin
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date575 BC (year precision)
PlaceChina
34.101N, 114.176E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • King Gong of Chu
  • Duke Li of Jin
Battle of YanlingBattle of YanlingBattle of Yan ProvinceBattle of XinzhengBattle of Central HenanBattle of South HenanBattle of ChengpuBattle of XinzhengBattle of Central HenanBattle of South HenanBattle of ChengpuZhengzhouNanyangShangqiuLuoyangHezeXinxiangJiaozuoZhoukou100 km34.101N, 114.176E
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.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Yanling is one of 31 engagements of the 6th 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 Q1278603, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Yanling, revision 1378907914, 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.