Sino-Xiongnu War

Sino-Xiongnu War
Date 133 BC – AD 89
Location Northern China, Mongolia, Southern Siberia and Xinjiang
Result Han victory
Belligerents
Xiongnu Han Dynasty
Strength
Varied, ranging from around 100,000 to over 300,000, mostly cavalry Varied but estimated at around 300,000 maximum, mostly mounted infantry and cavalry
Sino-Xiongnu War

The Sino-Xiongnu War is a name given to a series of battles between the Han Dynasty and the tribes of Xiongnu between 133 BC and 89 AD. The nature of these battles varied through time between Han conquest and the possession of city-states in central Asia. The war culminated in Geng Kui driving the northern Xiongnu all the way to the Dzungaria. Eventually, the Xiongnu state was destroyed after a decisive Han victory in 89 AD.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Lewis, Mark Edward (2007). The early Chinese empires: Qin and Han. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 138. ISBN 9780674024779. 
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