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Battle of Hefei

Battle of Hefei was a battle fought in AD 208 at Hefei, in what is now People's Republic of China; it ran into the following year. It was part of Early Imperial China. The recorded result: Inconclusive; Sun Quan retreat.

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FoughtAD 208ran into the following year
WhereHefei, People's Republic of China31.867N, 117.283E
OutcomeInconclusive; Sun Quan retreat
BelligerentsCao CaoagainstSun Quan
Part ofEarly Imperial ChinaBattle of Red Cliffs

Where it sits in Early Imperial China

Battle of Yijing, AD 198Battle of Red Cliffs, AD 208Battle of Jiangling, AD 208Battle of Hefei, AD 208Battle of Yiling, AD 208Battle of Changban, AD 208Battle of Mount Dingjun, AD 218Battle of Fancheng, AD 219Battle of Xiaoting, AD 221Battle of Shiting, AD 228Battle of Wuzhang Plains, AD 234Battle of Canhe Slope, AD 395AD 198AD 395Battle of Hefei, AD 208
12 placed engagements of Early Imperial China in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 208 (year precision)
to AD 209
PlaceHefei, People's Republic of China
31.867N, 117.283E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknown, probably slightly superior to Sun's forces20,000–30,000 (Assuming Sun Quan took minimal casualties at the battle of Red Cliffs)
Commanders
  • Liu Fu (Yuanying)
  • Jiang Ji
  • Zhang Zhao (Eastern Wu)
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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.

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Elsewhere in AD 208

Battle of Hefei 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 Q4871198, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hefei (208), revision 1370442758, 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.