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Battle of Hefei

Battle of Hefei was a battle fought in AD 253 at Hefei, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Hefei. The recorded result: Cao Wei victory; Eastern Wu retreat. Recorded strength: 3,000 in Xincheng; 200,000 reinforcements against 200,000.

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FoughtAD 253
WhereHefei, People's Republic of China31.864N, 117.281E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCao Wei victory; Eastern Wu retreat
BelligerentsCao WeiagainstEastern Wu
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

DateAD 253 (year precision)
PlaceHefei, People's Republic of China
31.864N, 117.281E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength3,000 in Xincheng; 200,000 reinforcements200,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Zhang Te
  • Sima Fu
  • Zhuge Ke
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Placed at Hefei; 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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Elsewhere in AD 253

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 Q4871201, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hefei (253), revision 1370442776, 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.