Battle of Mayi

When

Jun 133 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

39.34° N, 112.43° E

Description

battle

Battle in 133 BC

The Battle of Mayi, also known as the Scheme of Mayi (馬邑之謀) or the Encirclement at Mayi (馬邑之圍), was an aborted ambush operation by the Han dynasty against the invading Xiongnu forces led by Junchen Chanyu, with minimal casualties from both sides. Although no fighting took place, it marked the end of de jure peace between the Han dynasty and the Xiongnu, and led to the beginning of the subsequent Han–Xiongnu Wars.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A large army of the Han dynasty, under the overall command of Han Anguo, attempts to ambush the Xiongnu leader Junchen Chanyu in the Battle of Mayi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bataille de Mayi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “馬邑之戰起，漢朝結束對匈奴的和親政策，拉開對匈作戰的帷幕。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page