Battle of Chibi

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The Battle of Chibi was a decisive naval engagement during the late Eastern Han dynasty in which the allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei halted Cao Cao’s southern expansion, shaping the subsequent Three Kingdoms period in China.

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Battle of Chibi canonical 1
First Battle of Chuanbi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alliedForce Sun Quan–Liu Bei alliance ⓘ
belligerent Cao Cao ⓘ
Liu Bei ⓘ
Sun Quan ⓘ
commander Cao Cao ⓘ
Cheng Pu ⓘ
Huang Gai ⓘ
Liu Bei ⓘ
Lu Su ⓘ
Zhou Yu ⓘ
conflictIn end of the Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ
consequence consolidation of Sun Quan’s power in the south ⓘ
enabled Liu Bei to establish a power base in Jing Province ⓘ
halted Cao Cao’s southern expansion ⓘ
paved the way for the Three Kingdoms period ⓘ
culturalSignificance one of the most famous battles in Chinese history ⓘ
date winter 208–209 CE ⓘ
describedIn Records of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
era end of Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ
followedBy division of China into three rival states ⓘ
establishment of the state of Shu Han ⓘ
strengthening of the state of Eastern Wu ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Battle of Red Cliffs ⓘ
Chibi zhi zhan ⓘ
赤壁之戰 ⓘ
hasTactic feigned defection of Huang Gai ⓘ
fire attack on chained ships ⓘ
use of northerners’ seasickness and inexperience with naval warfare ⓘ
hasTheme north–south power struggle in China ⓘ
historicalPeriod prelude to the Three Kingdoms period ⓘ
languageOfName Chinese ⓘ
locatedIn Yangtze River ⓘ
near Chibi, Hubei, China ⓘ
memorializedBy Red Cliffs scenic area in Hubei ⓘ
notableFigure Cao Cao ⓘ
Liu Bei ⓘ
Sun Quan ⓘ
Zhuge Liang (in traditional and literary accounts) ⓘ
linked to: Zhuge Liang
opponentForceSize Cao Cao’s army reportedly over 200,000 men (traditional accounts) ⓘ
allied forces significantly smaller than Cao Cao’s army ⓘ
partOf late Eastern Han dynasty conflicts ⓘ
precededBy Cao Cao’s campaign to unify northern China ⓘ
result Cao Cao’s retreat ⓘ
decisive allied victory ⓘ
year 208 CE ⓘ
209 CE ⓘ

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Battle of Red Cliffs → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Chibi ⓘ
First Battle of Chuenpi → alsoKnownAs → First Battle of Chuanbi ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chibi