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Siege of Chencang
Siege of Chencang was a siege conducted in December AD 228 at Chencang District, in what is now People's Republic of China; it ran into the following year. It was part of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions. The recorded result: Wei victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 against 40,000–50,000.
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Where it sits in Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions
Record
| Date | December AD 228 (month precision) to AD 229 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Chencang District, People's Republic of China 34.355N, 107.379E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Strength | 1,000 | 40,000–50,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Wuzhang Plains AD 234, 0.7 km SE
- Battle of Baxi AD 215, 147 km SW
- Battle of Jieting AD 228, 147 km NW
- Siege of Jicheng AD 213, 193 km W
- Battle of Mount Qi AD 231, 251 km SW
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Jieting February AD 228
- After: Battle of Mount Qi March AD 231
- All 3 engagements of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions
Elsewhere in AD 228
- Battle of Shiting People's Republic of China
Siege of Chencang 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 Q2367642, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Chencang, revision 1370740187, 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.