battle, ancient
Battle of Yiwulu
Battle of Yiwulu was a battle fought in AD 73 at Hami, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Hami. It was part of the Han–Xiongnu Wars, which ran from 139 BC to AD 89. The recorded result: Han victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 12,000.
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Where it sits in the Han–Xiongnu Wars
Record
| Date | AD 73 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Hami, People's Republic of China 42.832N, 93.515E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Strength | Unknown | 12,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 1,000 dead | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Chakirmaut 1204, 769 km NW
- Battle of Brown's Ferry 1863, 1116 km SW
- Siege of Jicheng AD 213, 1361 km SE
- Battle of Barnaul 1918, 1375 km NW
- Battle of Jieting AD 228, 1383 km SE
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Zhizhi 36 BC
- All 7 engagements of Han–Xiongnu Wars
Battle of Yiwulu is one of 57 engagements of the 1st 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 Q3818075, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Yiwulu, revision 1370595845, 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.