Battle of Boju

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The Battle of Boju was a decisive 506 BC conflict during China’s Spring and Autumn period in which the State of Wu crushed the State of Chu, dramatically shifting the regional balance of power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
associatedWork The Art of War (traditional association with Sun Tzu) ⓘ
linked to: The Art of War
belligerent State of Chu ⓘ
State of Wu ⓘ
commander King Helü of Wu ⓘ
Nang Wa ⓘ
Shen Yin Shu ⓘ
Sun Tzu ⓘ
Wu Zixu ⓘ
conflictBetween State of Chu ⓘ
State of Wu ⓘ
countryInvolved State of Chu ⓘ
State of Wu ⓘ
date 506 BC ⓘ
describedIn Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ
Zuo Zhuan ⓘ
effect flight of King Zhao of Chu ⓘ
rise of State of Wu as major regional power ⓘ
severe weakening of State of Chu ⓘ
temporary occupation of Chu capital Ying ⓘ
era Eastern Zhou dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Zhou

Spring and Autumn period of China ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Ju ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bi
hasStrategicFeature Wu forces bypassed main Chu defenses ⓘ
Wu forces conducted long-distance surprise attack via Han River ⓘ
historicalPeriod Chinese antiquity ⓘ
location Boju ⓘ
near modern Macheng, Hubei, China ⓘ
militaryTactic rapid long-distance march ⓘ
surprise attack ⓘ
notableFigure King Helü of Wu ⓘ
King Zhao of Chu ⓘ
Nang Wa ⓘ
Shen Yin Shu ⓘ
Sun Tzu ⓘ
Wu Zixu ⓘ
partOf Spring and Autumn period ⓘ
Wu–Chu wars ⓘ
predecessorEvent Wu invasion of Chu (506 BC) ⓘ
region middle Yangtze River region ⓘ
result decisive Wu victory ⓘ
significance decisive turning point in Wu–Chu rivalry ⓘ
major shift in balance of power in central China ⓘ
year 506 BC ⓘ

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Wu Zixu → notableBattle → Battle of Boju ⓘ