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Battle of Fei River

Battle of Fei River was a battle fought on 30 November AD 383 at Anhui, in what is now People's Republic of China. The recorded result: Decisive Jin victory. Recorded strength: Book of Jin records 870,000 against 80,000 elite Beifu troops.

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The map showing the situation of Battle of Fei River
The map showing the situation of Battle of Fei River. SY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 November AD 383
WhereAnhui, People's Republic of China31.736N, 116.520E
OutcomeDecisive Jin victory
BelligerentsFormer Qin dynastyagainstEastern Jin dynasty
Casualties and lossesBook of Jin records 700,000+and5000

Record

Date30 November AD 383
PlaceAnhui, People's Republic of China
31.736N, 116.520E
KindBattle, ancient
Territorial changeJin recaptures territories south of the Yellow River.
StrengthBook of Jin records 870,00080,000 elite Beifu troops
Casualties and lossesBook of Jin records 700,000+5000
Commanders
  • Fu Jian (337–385)
  • Fu Rong
  • Yao Chang
  • Murong Wei
  • Murong De
  • Murong Bao
  • Xie An
  • Xie Xuan
  • Huan Chong
  • Huan Yi (Shuxia)
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Fei River
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Fei River today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-10-31. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 79 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 28 to 108 m, 80 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 43% built-up, 29% tree cover, 12% cropland.

built-up: 43%tree cover: 29%cropland: 12%grassland: 7%bare ground: 7%built-up 43%tree cover 29%cropland 12%grassland 7%bare ground 7%
west to east, 10.0 km40 to 82 mnorth to south, 10.0 km43 to 99 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Fei River is one of 70 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1333898, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fei River, revision 1382092753, 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.