What the records say
- When
- Jan 205 – Feb 205
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.04° N, 116.70° E
- Description
- battle between warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Tan (205)
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Nanpi
Battle between warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Tan (205)
The Battle of Nanpi happened in the first month of 205, during the period known as the end of the Han dynasty. The battle spelled the annihilation of Yuan Tan, one of Yuan Shao's sons vying to succeed their father, by their common enemy Cao Cao, one of the serving Three Ducal Ministers.
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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 “Battle of Nanpi: Warlord Cao Cao defeats and kills Yuan Tan, the eldest son of his rival Yuan Shao”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “袁譚起兵反曹操,爆發南皮之戰,袁譚戰敗後被曹操軍的烏桓騎斬首,曹操佔領南皮。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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