Battle of Yique

When

293 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

34.56° N, 112.47° E

Description

battle

Battle in 293 BC

The Battle of Yique of 293 BC, fought by King Zhaoxiang of Qin against the alliance of Wei (魏) and Han at Yique. The Qin commander was general Bai Qi. With half of the alliance force, Bai Qi's army took the alliance's strongholds one by one. The battle ended with the capture of the alliance general Gongsun Xi (公孙喜), 240,000 casualties on the alliance side, and the capture of five Han and Wei cities including Yique.

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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 “The State of Qin, led by commander Bai Qi, wins a decisive victory over the States of Wei and Han in the Battle of Yique”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En Chine, victoire de Bai Qi, général de Zhaoxiang, roi de Qin, sur les États de Han et Wei à la bataille de Yique ( soldats sont décapités)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “韓国、魏国聯合攻秦国，秦昭襄王以白起迎之，大敗二國聯軍於伊闕，斬首24萬，擒殺聯軍主將公孫喜。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “白起に率いられた秦軍は、伊闕の戦いで魏と韓の連合軍を破った。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page