Battle of Jieting

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The Battle of Jieting was a pivotal 228 CE military engagement during Zhuge Liang’s Northern Expeditions in the Three Kingdoms period, where Shu Han forces suffered a major defeat due largely to Ma Su’s failed defensive strategy.

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Battle of Jieting canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath Zhuge Liang accepted responsibility for the defeat ⓘ
Zhuge Liang demoted himself after the defeat ⓘ
belligerent Cao Wei ⓘ
Shu Han ⓘ
category Battles involving Cao Wei ⓘ
Battles involving Shu Han ⓘ
Battles of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
causeOfDefeat Ma Su's failed defensive strategy ⓘ
failure to follow Zhuge Liang's orders ⓘ
commander Ma Su ⓘ
Wang Ping ⓘ
Zhuge Liang ⓘ
conflict Three Kingdoms period ⓘ
consequence execution of Ma Su ⓘ
forced withdrawal of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition ⓘ
loss of a crucial defensive position by Shu Han ⓘ
countryAtTime Cao Wei ⓘ
Shu Han ⓘ
date 228 ⓘ
era 3rd century ⓘ
historicalPeriod Three Kingdoms ⓘ
impactOnShuHan weakened Shu Han's strategic position against Wei ⓘ
impactOnZhugeLiang undermined Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition ⓘ
militaryTactic Ma Su chose to camp on high ground away from water sources ⓘ
Wei forces encircled and harassed Shu positions ⓘ
Zhang He cut off Shu Han's water supply ⓘ
notableFigureInvolved Ma Su ⓘ
Wang Ping ⓘ
Zhang He ⓘ
Zhuge Liang ⓘ
notableTheme consequences of disobeying orders in military command ⓘ
importance of logistics in warfare ⓘ
opposingCommander Zhang He ⓘ
outcome major defeat for Shu Han ⓘ
partOf Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions ⓘ
place Jieting ⓘ
portrayedAs a cautionary tale about ignoring practical military advice ⓘ
relatedWork Records of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
result Cao Wei victory ⓘ
strategicImportance key position controlling supply routes to the front lines of Zhuge Liang's campaign ⓘ
vital pass for Shu Han's advance into Wei territory ⓘ
year 228 CE ⓘ

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Ma Su → notableEvent → Battle of Jieting ⓘ
First Northern Expedition → notableEvent → Battle of Jieting ⓘ
Shu forces → engagedInConflict → Battle of Jieting ⓘ