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Battle of Changban

Battle of Changban was a battle fought in October AD 208 at Jingmen, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of Early Imperial China. The recorded result: Cao Cao victory; Liu Bei evacuated to Xiakou. Recorded strength: 5,000 elite cavalry against 2,000–10,000 infantry; 100,000 mostly unarmed civilians.

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Photograph of the painting "Zhao Yun's Fight at Changban" inside the Long Corridor on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. Photograph taken on April 17, 2005 by Rolf Müller.
Photograph of the painting "Zhao Yun's Fight at Changban" inside the Long Corridor on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. Photograph taken on April 17, 2005 by Rolf Müller.. Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtOctober AD 208
WhereJingmen, People's Republic of China32.045N, 112.136E
OutcomeCao Cao victory; Liu Bei evacuated to Xiakou
BelligerentsForces of Cao CaoagainstForces of Liu Bei; Forces of Liu Qi
Part ofEarly Imperial ChinaBattle of Red Cliffs

Where it sits in Early Imperial China

Battle of Yijing, AD 198Battle of Red Cliffs, AD 208Battle of Jiangling, AD 208Battle of Hefei, AD 208Battle of Yiling, AD 208Battle of Changban, AD 208Battle of Mount Dingjun, AD 218Battle of Fancheng, AD 219Battle of Xiaoting, AD 221Battle of Shiting, AD 228Battle of Wuzhang Plains, AD 234Battle of Canhe Slope, AD 395AD 198AD 395Battle of Changban, AD 208
12 placed engagements of Early Imperial China in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateOctober AD 208 (month precision)
PlaceJingmen, People's Republic of China
32.045N, 112.136E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength5,000 elite cavalry2,000–10,000 infantry; 100,000 mostly unarmed civilians
Commanders
  • Cao Chun
Battle of ChangbanBattle of ChangbanBattle of FanchengBattle of XiangyangBattle of XiangyangBattle of Zaoyang–YichangBattle of Suixian–ZaoyangBattle of FanchengBattle of Zaoyang–YichangNanyangJingmenXiaoganGuangshuiYunxianDengzhouShiyanDanjiangkou100 km32.045N, 112.136E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between AD 191 and 1267.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 208

Battle of Changban 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 Q1330310, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Changban, revision 1370436827, 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.