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Battle of Mount Dingjun

Battle of Mount Dingjun was a battle fought in AD 218 in what is now China; it ran into the following year. It was part of Early Imperial China. The recorded result: Liu Bei victory; Xiahou Yuan killed.

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FoughtAD 218ran into the following year
WhereChina32.880N, 103.865E
OutcomeLiu Bei victory; Xiahou Yuan killed
BelligerentsForces of Liu BeiagainstForces of Cao Cao
Part ofEarly Imperial ChinaThree Kingdoms

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 Mount Dingjun, AD 218
12 placed engagements of Early Imperial China in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 218 (year precision)
to AD 219
PlaceChina
32.880N, 103.865E
KindBattle, ancient
Territorial changeHanzhong Commandery largely conquered
Commanders
Battle of Mount DingjunBattle of Mount DingjunBattle of Mount QiBattle of Qi MountainsBattle of JianmenguanBattle of Mount QiBattle of Qi MountainsBattle of Jianmenguan100 km32.880N, 103.865E
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Elsewhere in AD 218

Battle of Mount Dingjun 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 Q2116669, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mount Dingjun, revision 1370450590, 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.