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Battle of Kunyang

Battle of Kunyang was a battle fought in AD 23 at Ye County, in what is now China. It was part of Lülin. The recorded result: Lulin victory; Fall of the Xin dynasty.

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FoughtAD 23
WhereYe County, China33.627N, 113.357E
OutcomeLulin victory; Fall of the Xin dynasty
BelligerentsXin dynastyagainstLulin
Casualties and lossesHeavyandMinimal
Part ofLülinAD 21

Record

DateAD 23 (year precision)
PlaceYe County, China
33.627N, 113.357E
KindBattle, ancient
Territorial changeXin dynasty annexed by Lulin
Strength430,000 (According to Book of Han); 50,000~60,000 (According to Dongguan Hanji (東觀漢記)); 30,000 (According to Lunheng)~10,000
Casualties and lossesHeavyMinimal
Commanders
  • Emperor Guangwu of Han
Battle of KunyangBattle of KunyangBattle of South HenanBattle of Central HenanBattle of Yan ProvinceBattle of BowangBattle of XinzhengBattle of South HenanBattle of Central HenanBattle of Yan ProvinceBattle of BowangBattle of XinzhengZhengzhouNanyangLuoyangDengzhouDanjiangkou100 km33.627N, 113.357E
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Battle of Kunyang is one of 63 engagements of the 1st century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3272217, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kunyang, revision 1381773191, 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.