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Siege of De'an

Siege of De'an was a siege conducted in 1132 at Anlu, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty, which ran from 1125 to 1300. The recorded result: Song victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against Unknown.

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Fought1132
WhereAnlu, People's Republic of China31.258N, 113.678E
OutcomeSong victory
BelligerentsRebelsagainstSouthern Song

Where it sits in Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty

Jingkang Incident, 1125Siege of De'an, 1132Battle of Yancheng, 1140Battle of Caishi, 1161Battle of Tangdao, 116111251161Siege of De'an, 1132
5 placed engagements of Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1132 (year precision)
PlaceAnlu, People's Republic of China
31.258N, 113.678E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength10,000Unknown
Siege of De'anSiege of De'anBattle of XiakouBattle of WuhanSiege of WuchangBattle of Zaoyang–YichangBattle of Suixian–ZaoyangBattle of XiakouBattle of WuhanSiege of WuchangBattle of Zaoyang–YichangBattle of Suixian–ZaoyangJianmenXiantaoHuangshiMachengJingmenXiaoganGuangshuiJingzhou100 km31.258N, 113.678E
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Siege of De'an is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q27627848, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of De'an, revision 1385017253, 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.