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Battle of Shiting

Battle of Shiting was a battle fought in June AD 228 at Qianshan, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of Early Imperial China. The recorded result: Eastern Wu victory.

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Battle of Shiting
Battle of Shiting. Qing Dynasty, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJune AD 228
WhereQianshan, People's Republic of China30.761N, 116.553E
OutcomeEastern Wu victory
BelligerentsEastern WuagainstCao Wei
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 Shiting, AD 228
12 placed engagements of Early Imperial China in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJune AD 228 (month precision)
to October AD 228
PlaceQianshan, People's Republic of China
30.761N, 116.553E
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Lu Xun (Eastern Wu)
  • Zhou Fang (Three Kingdoms)
  • Quan Cong
  • Zhu Huan
  • Cao Xiu
  • Jia Kui (general)
Battle of ShitingBattle of ShitingBattle of Fei RiverBattle of Xiaoyao FordBattle of HefeiBattle of RuxuBattle of Fei RiverBattle of HefeiBattle of RuxuWuhuHuangshiAnqingJiujiangMachengTongling100 km30.761N, 116.553E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 228

Battle of Shiting 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 Q1151697, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shiting, revision 1370274258, 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.