battle, ancient

Battle of Cangting

Name: Battle of Cangting
Location: Cangting, People's Republic of China

Battle of Cangting was a battle fought in AD 201 at Cangting, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cangting. It was part of end of the Han dynasty, which ran from AD 189 to AD 220. The recorded result: Cao Cao victory.

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FoughtAD 201

WhereCangting, People's Republic of China36.044N, 115.724E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCao Cao victory

BelligerentsCao CaoagainstYuan Shao

Part ofend of the Han dynastyBattle of Guandu

Where it sits in end of the Han dynasty

6 placed engagements of end of the Han dynasty in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	AD 201 (year precision)
Place	Cangting, People's Republic of China 36.044N, 115.724E
Kind	Battle, ancient

Placed at Cangting; 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 Maling 342 BC, 34 km SW
Battle of Jieqiao AD 191, 112 km N
Battle of Jinan 1948, 132 km NE
Battle of An 589 BC, 142 km NE
Battle of Julu 207 BC, 159 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Guandu AD 200
After: Battle of Qi Mountains AD 214
All 6 engagements of end of the Han dynasty

Battle of Cangting is one of 97 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870633, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cangting, revision 1370436079, 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.