Battle of Jianwei

Battle of Jianwei
Part of the third of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions

The third of Zhuge Liang's northern expeditions
DateFebruary – May 229[1]
Location
Result Shu Han victory
Territorial
changes
Wudu and Yinping commanderies captured by Shu
Belligerents
Cao Wei Shu Han
Commanders and leaders
Guo Huai Zhuge Liang
Chen Shi
Battle of Jianwei
Traditional Chinese建威之戰
Simplified Chinese建威之战

The Battle of Jianwei was fought between the contending states of Shu Han and Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. The battle was also the third of a series of military campaigns against Wei launched by Shu's chancellor, Zhuge Liang. The battle concluded with a Shu victory and the capture of Wudu and Yinping commanderies, which were located near present-day Longnan, Gansu.

  1. ^ Zizhi Tongjian vol. 71.

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