battle, ancient

Battle of Didao

Name: Battle of Didao
Location: Gansu, People's Republic of China

Battle of Didao was a battle fought in AD 255 at Gansu, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gansu. It was part of Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions, which ran from AD 240 to AD 262. The recorded result: Cao Wei victory.

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FoughtAD 255

WhereGansu, People's Republic of China38.000N, 102.000E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCao Wei victory

BelligerentsCao WeiagainstShu Han

Part ofJiang Wei's Northern ExpeditionsAD 240 to AD 262

Record

Date	AD 255 (year precision) to AD 255
Place	Gansu, People's Republic of China 38.000N, 102.000E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Commanders	Chen Tai Deng Ai Hu Fen	Jiang Wei Xiahou Ba Zhang Yi (Bogong)

Placed at Gansu; 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

Siege of Jicheng AD 213, 469 km SE
Battle of Jieting AD 228, 487 km SE
Battle of Mount Qi AD 231, 576 km SE
Battle of Qi Mountains AD 214, 576 km SE
Battle of Mount Dingjun AD 218, 594 km S

Battle of Didao 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 Q4870870, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Didao, revision 1370438821, 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.