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Battle of Guiling

Battle of Guiling was a battle fought in 354 BC at Handan, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Handan. It was part of history, heritage and archaeology. The recorded result: Qi victory. Recorded strength: 80,000 against 80,000.

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Fought354 BC
WhereHandan, People's Republic of China36.612N, 114.489E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeQi victory
BelligerentsState of Qi; State of ZhaoagainstState of Wei
Casualties and losses9,000and21,000
Part ofhistory, heritage and archaeologyWarring States period

Where it sits in history, heritage and archaeology

Battle of Chengpu, 632 BCBattle of Lize, 478 BCBattle of Jinyang, 455 BCBattle of Guiling, 354 BCBattle of Maling, 342 BCBattle of Changping, 262 BC632 BC262 BCBattle of Guiling, 354 BC
6 placed engagements of history, heritage and archaeology in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date354 BC (year precision)
PlaceHandan, People's Republic of China
36.612N, 114.489E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength80,00080,000
Casualties and losses9,00021,000
Commanders
  • Tian Ji
  • Sun Bin
  • Pang Juan
Battle of GuilingBattle of GuilingBattle of JuluBattle of JieqiaoBattle of MalingBattle of ChangpingHundred Regiments OffensiveBattle of JuluBattle of JieqiaoBattle of MalingHundred Regiments OffensiveAnyangYuciJinchengChangzhiPuyangLiaochengLinqingHengshui100 km36.612N, 114.489E
Placed at Handan; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Battle of Guiling is one of 143 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2065036, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Guiling, revision 1370442266, 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.