Battle of Mayi
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| Battle of Mayi | |||||||
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| Part of The Sino-Xiongnu War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Xiongnu | Han Dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Junchen Shanyu | Wang Hui Han Anguo Li Xi Li Guang Gongsun He |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 100,000 cavalry | 270,000 ambush at Mayi, 30,000 at Dai | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| None | None | ||||||
| Sino-Xiongnu War |
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| Mayi – Mobei – Loulan – Jushi – Zhizhi – Yiwulu – Ikh Bayan |
The Battle of Mayi (馬邑之戰) urged the long-term war between the Han Dynasty and Xiongnu, and henceforth marked a beginning of offensive policies adopted by the Han court. In 133 BC, at the suggestion of Wang Hui, the minister of vassal affairs, he had his generals set a trap for the Junchen Shanyu. Under the plan, a power local gentleman, Nie Wengyi from Mayi deceptively claimed to offer Mayi to the Xiongnu after killing the county magistrate in order to try and entice Junchen Shanyu into advancing on Mayi, while the Han forces hid around Mayi, ready to surprise the shanyu. The plan failed when a soldier captured by the Xiongnu disclosed the entire plan to Junchen Shanyu, who then withdrew quickly before the Han forces could ambush him. This ended the peace between the Han and Xiongnu, and for years there were continued border skirmishes.
[edit] References
- Ban Gu et al, Hanshu. Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju, 1962. ISBN 7-101-00305-2
- Sima Guang, comp. Zizhi Tongjian. Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju, 1956. ISBN 7-101-00183-1
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