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Battle of Ruxu

Battle of Ruxu was a battle fought in AD 222 in what is now China; it ran into the following year. The recorded result: Wei retreat.

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FoughtAD 222ran into the following year
WhereChina31.635N, 117.889E
OutcomeWei retreat
BelligerentsCao WeiagainstEastern Wu

Record

DateAD 222 (year precision)
to AD 223
PlaceChina
31.635N, 117.889E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Zhu Huan
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Nearest engagements

Battle of Ruxu 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 Q2949747, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ruxu (222–223), revision 1370273255, 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.