What the records say
- When
- Dec 108 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.17° N, 90.58° E
- Description
- battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Loulan
Battle
The Battle of Loulan in 108 BC marks the earliest military venture by the Western Han dynasty into the Tarim Basin, after a conflict with the Xiongnu-aligned Loulan Kingdom and Jushi Kingdom. The king of Loulan Angui death sentenced two Chinese diplomats, and turned on the offense against Jushi.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “漢軍將領趙破奴發動樓蘭之戰並俘獲樓蘭國王，隨後對車師發動進攻。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page