Battle of Xiaoting

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The Battle of Xiaoting was a pivotal early 3rd-century clash during the Three Kingdoms period in China, where Liu Bei’s Shu forces were decisively defeated by Eastern Wu, reshaping the balance of power among the rival states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
aftermath Liu Bei died shortly after the battle ⓘ
Liu Bei retreated to Baidicheng ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Yiling ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Xiaoting
belligerent Eastern Wu ⓘ
Shu Han ⓘ
cause Liu Bei’s campaign to avenge Guan Yu’s death ⓘ
Shu–Wu breakdown of alliance ⓘ
combatant Liu Bei ⓘ
Lu Xun ⓘ
commander Liu Bei ⓘ
Lu Xun ⓘ
conflictIn Three Kingdoms ⓘ
country China ⓘ
date 222 ⓘ
EasternWuForces army commanded by Lu Xun ⓘ
endDate 222 ⓘ
era early 3rd century ⓘ
followedBy restoration of Shu–Wu alliance against Cao Wei ⓘ
geographicalContext middle reaches of the Yangtze River ⓘ
historicalPeriod end of Eastern Han to early Three Kingdoms transition ⓘ
impactOnShu severe loss of troops and generals ⓘ
impactOnWu secured western frontier against Shu ⓘ
location Xiaoting ⓘ
Yiling ⓘ
near present-day Yichang, Hubei ⓘ
notableCommander Liu Bei ⓘ
Lu Xun ⓘ
opponentOf Liu Bei ⓘ
Lu Xun ⓘ
partOf Liu Bei’s campaign against Eastern Wu ⓘ
Three Kingdoms period ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Fancheng ⓘ
relatedWork Records of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
result decisive Eastern Wu victory ⓘ
ShuForces large invasion army led personally by Liu Bei ⓘ
significance consolidated Eastern Wu’s control over Jing Province ⓘ
ended Liu Bei’s major offensive operations ⓘ
reshaped balance of power among Shu, Wu, and Wei ⓘ
startDate 222 ⓘ
strategicObjectiveOfShu recover Jing Province from Eastern Wu ⓘ
strategicObjectiveOfWu defend Jing Province and repel Shu invasion ⓘ
tacticUsedByEasternWu defensive strategy followed by counteroffensive ⓘ
tacticUsedByEasternWu fire attack ⓘ

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Eastern Wu → notableBattle → Battle of Xiaoting ⓘ
Liu Bei → notableBattle → Battle of Yiling ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Xiaoting
Lu Xun → conflict → Battle of Yiling ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Xiaoting
Battle of Xiaoting → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Yiling ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Xiaoting
Gan Ning → participatedIn → Battle of Yiling ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Xiaoting
House of Sun → notableBattle → Battle of Xiaoting ⓘ
Three Kingdoms → notableEvent → Battle of Yiling ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Xiaoting
Sun Quan–Liu Bei alliance → hasKeyBattle → Battle of Yiling (aftermath context) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Xiaoting
Zhang Fei → notableBattle → Battle of Yiling ⓘ
subject linked to: Yide
linked to: Battle of Xiaoting
Liu Bei faction → participatedIn → Battle of Yiling ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Xiaoting
Shu forces → engagedInConflict → Battle of Yiling ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Xiaoting