List of wars and battles in ancient China
Battles with a white background belong to the war named in the orange field above them. If a war is divided into different stages, these are marked in light orange.
| date | Battle name | place | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| until 700 BC BC: Chinese royal dynasties | |||
| 26th century BC Chr. | Battle of Banquan | Banquan | Youxiong defeats Shennong |
| 26th century BC Chr. | Battle of Zhuluo | Hebei | The Yellow Emperor defeats Chi You |
| 1766 BC Chr. | Battle of Mingtiao | Mingtiao | Shang Dynasty defeats Xia Dynasty |
| 1046 BC Chr. | Battle of Muye | Henan | Zhou dynasty defeats Shang dynasty |
| 700-500 BC Chr .: time of spring and autumn annals | |||
| 632 BC Chr. | Battle of Chengpu | Henan or Shandong | Jin defeats Chu |
| 595 BC Chr. | Battle of Bi | unknown | Chu defeats Jin |
| 575 BC Chr. | Battle of Yanling | Yanling | Jin defeats Chu |
| 506 BC Chr. | Battle of Boju | unknown | Wu defeats Chu |
| 700-500 BC Chr .: Time of the Warring States | |||
| 478 BC Chr. | Battle of Lize | unknown | Yue defeats Wu |
| 353 BC Chr. | Battle of Guiling | Handan | Qi defeats Wei |
| 348 BC Chr. | Battle of Maling | Henan | Qi defeats Wei |
| 260 BC Chr. | Battle of Changping | Shanxi | Qin defeats Zhao |
| 207-202 BC BC: collapse of the Qin dynasty | |||
| 207 BC Chr. | Battle of Julu | Hebei | Chu defeats Qin |
| 205 BC Chr. | Battle of Jingxing | Hebei | Han defeats Zhao |
| 203 BC Chr. | Battle of the Wei River | Shandong | Han defeats qi |
| 202 BC Chr. | Battle of Gaixia | Anhui | Han defeats Chu |
| 150 BC BC to AD 89: campaigns of the Han dynasty | |||
| 133 BC Chr. | Battle of Mayi | Shanxi | Han Dynasty defeats the Xiongnu |
| 119 BC Chr. | Battle of Mobei | Gobi desert | Han Dynasty defeats the Xiongnu |
| 108 BC Chr. | Battle of Loulan | Lop only | Han Dynasty defeats Loulan |
| 67 BC Chr. | Battle of Jushi | Turpan | Han Dynasty defeats Jushi |
| 36 BC Chr. | Battle of Zhizhi | Taras | Han Dynasty defeats the Xiongnu |
| 23 AD, June | Battle of Kunyang | Henan | Han Dynasty defeats Xin Dynasty |
| 73, February | Battle of Yiwulu | Cumul | Han Dynasty defeats Xiongnu |
| 89, June | Battle of Ikh Bayan | Ikh Bayan | Han Dynasty defeats Xiongnu |
| 18-27: Red eyebrows revolt | |||
| 184–220: collapse of the Han dynasty | |||
| 184 | Yellow Turbans Revolt | several provinces | only in 207 suffocated everywhere |
| 190 | Alliance against Dong Zhuo | Luoyang, Chang'an | The Alliance of Warlords defeats Dong Zhuo |
| 191 | Battle of Jieqiao | Hebei | Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan |
| 197 | Battle of Wancheng | Nanyang | Zhang Xiu defeats Cao Cao |
| 198 | Battle of Xiapi | Jiangsu | Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu |
| 199 | Battle of Yijing | Hebei | Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan |
| 200, spring | Battle of Guandu | Henan | Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao |
| 202 | Battle of Bowang | Henan | Liu Bei defeats Cao Cao |
| 208, October | Battle of Changban | Dangyang | Cao Cao defeats Liu Bei |
| 208, November | First battle of Hefei | Hefei | Cao Cao defeats Sun Quan |
| 208, December | Battle of Chibi | Yangtze River | Sun Quan and Liu Bei defeat Cao Cao |
| 211, September | Battle of the Tong Gate | Shaanxi | Cao Cao defeats Ma Chao and Han Sui |
| 217 | Second battle of Hefei | Hefei | Cao Cao defeats Sun Quan |
| 219 | Battle of Mount Dingjun | Shaanxi | Liu Bei defeats Cao Cao |
| 219 | Battle of Fancheng | Hubei | Sun Quan defeats Liu Bei |
| 220–280: Three Kingdoms Period | |||
| 222 | Battle of Xiaoting | Hubei | Sun Quan (Wu) defeats Liu Bei (Shu) |
| 225 | Riot of the Nanman | Yunnan | Shu defeats the Nanman |
| 228 | Battle of Jieting | Gansu | Wei defeats Shu |
| 228, autumn | Battle of Shiting | Shiting | Wu defeats Wei |
| 228, December | Battle of Chencang | Gansu | Wei defeats Shu |
| 229 | Zhuge Liang's 3rd Northern Expedition | Gansu | Wei defeats Shu |
| 231 | Zhuge Liang's 4th Northern Expedition | Gansu | Wei defeats Shu |
| 234 | Zhuge Liang's 5th Northern Expedition | Gansu | Wei defeats Shu |
| 234, autumn | Battle on the Wu-Zhang Plains | Gansu | Wei defeats Shu |
| 233, December | Third Battle of Hefei | Hefei | Wei defeats Wu |
| 234, July | Fourth battle of Hefei | Hefei | Wei defeats Wu |
| 253 | Jiang Wei's first expedition to the north | Gansu | Wei defeats Shu |
| 253, August | Fifth Battle of Hefei | Hefei | Wei defeats Wu |
| 254 | Jiang Wei's second expedition to the north | Gansu | Wei defeats Shu |
| 255, summer | Jiang Wei's third expedition to the north | Gansu | Wei defeats Shu |
| 258 | Jiang Wei's fourth expedition to the north | Gansu | Jiang Wei's withdrawal |
| 262 | Jiang Wei's fifth north expedition | Gansu | Wei defeats Shu |
| 263 | Wei invasion of Shu Han | Gansu | Wei destroys Shu |
| 279 | Jin invasion of Wu | Hebei | Jin destroys Wu |
| 303–420: China under the Jin Dynasty | |||
| 383, November | Battle of the Fei River | Fei river | Jin Dynasty defeats Qin Dynasty |
| 420–581: Southern and Northern Dynasties | |||
| 598–614: Sui Dynasty Wars with Goguryeo | |||
| 598 | First war with Goguryeo | North Korea | Goguryeo beats the Sui dynasty |
| 612 | Battle of Salsu | North Korea | Goguryeo beats the Sui dynasty |
| 613 | Third war with Goguryeo | North Korea | Withdrawal of the Sui Army |
| 614 | Fourth war with Goguryeo | North Korea | Goguryeo beats the Sui dynasty |