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Battle of Loulin

Battle of Loulin was a battle fought in 645 BC in what is now People's Republic of China. The recorded result: Chu victory.

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Fought645 BC
WherePeople's Republic of China32.867N, 117.567E
OutcomeChu victory
BelligerentsXu; Supported by: Qi, Lu, Song, Chen, Wey, Zheng, Cao, XǔagainstChu

Record

Date645 BC (year precision)
PlacePeople's Republic of China
32.867N, 117.567E
KindBattle, ancient
Battle of LoulinBattle of LoulinBattle of GaixiaBattle of HefeiBattle of Xiaoyao FordBattle of RuxuThird Battle of NankingBattle of GaixiaBattle of HefeiBattle of Xiaoyao FordThird Battle of NankingHuainanSuzhouHuaiyinHuaibeiBengbuZhenjiangFuyangYangzhou100 km32.867N, 117.567E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Loulin is one of 27 engagements of the 7th century BC in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10943933, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Loulin, revision 1370268550, 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.