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Battle of Mount Qi

Battle of Mount Qi was a battle fought in March AD 231 in what is now China. It was part of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions. The recorded result: See aftermath. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Zhuge Liang's fourth and fifth northern expeditions against Cao Wei
Zhuge Liang's fourth and fifth northern expeditions against Cao Wei. SY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtMarch AD 231
WhereChina33.396N, 104.919E
OutcomeSee aftermath
BelligerentsCao WeiagainstShu Han; Xianbei (Briefly)
Casualties and lossesHeavy (According to Han Jin Chunqiu)andUnknown
Part ofZhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions

Where it sits in Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions

Battle of Jieting, AD 228Siege of Chencang, AD 228Battle of Mount Qi, AD 231AD 228AD 231Battle of Mount Qi, AD 231
3 placed engagements of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMarch AD 231 (month precision)
to August AD 231
PlaceChina
33.396N, 104.919E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesHeavy (According to Han Jin Chunqiu)Unknown
Commanders
  • Zhuge Liang
  • Wang Ping (Three Kingdoms)
  • Wei Yan
  • Wu Ban
  • Gao Xiang (Three Kingdoms)
  • Kebineng
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Elsewhere in AD 231

Battle of Mount Qi 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 Q4871804, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mount Qi, revision 1380210308, 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.