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Battle of Yique

Battle of Yique was a battle fought in 293 BC at Longmen Grottoes, in what is now China. The recorded result: Qin victory. Recorded strength: 120,000 against 240,000.

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Fought293 BC
WhereLongmen Grottoes, China34.556N, 112.470E
OutcomeQin victory
BelligerentsQin (State)againstWei (State); Han (State)
Casualties and losses7,800–8,500and240,000

Record

Date293 BC (year precision)
PlaceLongmen Grottoes, China
34.556N, 112.470E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength120,000240,000
Casualties and losses7,800–8,500240,000
Commanders
  • Bai Qi
  • Gongsun Xi
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 293 BC

Battle of Yique is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd 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 Q1291237, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Yique, revision 1370277231, 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.