Eastern Wu
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Was a dynastic state of China and one of the three major states that competed for supremacy over China in the Three Kingdoms period.
Establishment
January 221: After Cao's defeat at the naval Battle of Red Cliffs in 208 AD, China was divided into three spheres of influence, with Cao Cao dominating the north, Sun Quan (182-252 AD) dominating the south, and Liu Bei (161-223 AD) dominating the west. Cao Cao died in March 220 AD. By December his son Cao Pi (187-226 AD) had Emperor Xian relinquish the throne to him and is known posthumously as Emperor Wen of Wei. This formally ended the Han dynasty and initiated an age of conflict between three states: Cao Wei, Eastern Wu, and Shu Han.
January 221: Liu Bei lost his territories in Jing Province to Eastern Wu.
Chronology
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Was a military campaign launched by the Western Jin dynasty against the Eastern Wu dynasty in 280 at the end of the Three Kingdoms period (220-280) of China. The campaign concluded with the fall of Eastern Wu and the reunification of China proper under the Western Jin dynasty.
1.1.Battles midstream and downstream of the Yangtze River
Were the battles midstream and downstream of the Yangtze River during the invasion the Eastern Wu Dynasty by the Western Jin Dynasty.
February 280: Wang Hun was a general of the Jin dynasty, who launched a military campaign in mid February 280 to conquer territories previously held by the Wu kingdom. Xunyang, Gaowang, and Laixiang were strategic locations that fell under Jin control during this campaign.
April 280: Wang Jun's 80,000 strong army reached Niuzhu.
May 280: In 279, Jin forces led by Du Yu, Wang Jun and others attacked Wu from six directions. Sun Hao attempted to put up resistance by sending his armies to fight the Jin invaders, but the Wu forces suffered several consecutive defeats and even the Wu chancellor, Zhang Ti, was killed in action. Seeing that Wu was doomed to fall, Sun Hao surrendered to the Jin dynasty on 31 May 280, marking the end of Wu and the end of the Three Kingdoms period.
1.2.Upstream of the Yangtze River
Were the battles upstream of the Yangtze River during the invasion the Eastern Wu Dynasty by the Western Jin Dynasty.
March 280: By early March 280, Wang Jun's army had taken Danyang from Wu.
March 280: Jin forces, led by the emperor Sima Yan, conquered Xiling in 280. Xiling was a strategic territory located northwest of present-day Yichang, Hubei. This victory further expanded the Jin dynasty's control in the region.
March 280: Jingmen and Yidao (present-day Yidu, Hubei) fell under Jin control.
April 280: The victorious Jin fleet, led by the general Wang Jun, continued its offensive against Lexiang, defeating the local Wu forces commanded by Sun Hao. This marked a significant victory for the Jin dynasty in their campaign to expand their territory.
April 280: The Administrator of Wuchang, Sun Hao, lost his will to resist and surrendered without a fight to the Jin dynasty in 280. Sun Hao was the last emperor of the Eastern Wu state during the Three Kingdoms period in China.
April 280: With the exception of Jianping, which was defended by Wu Yan, the Administrator of Jianping, all other territories of Wu on the upper Yangtze River had fallen under the Jin dynasty's control.
Disestablishment
February 280: Wang Hun was a general of the Jin dynasty, who launched a military campaign in mid February 280 to conquer territories previously held by the Wu kingdom. Xunyang, Gaowang, and Laixiang were strategic locations that fell under Jin control during this campaign.
March 280: By early March 280, Wang Jun's army had taken Danyang from Wu.
March 280: Jin forces, led by the emperor Sima Yan, conquered Xiling in 280. Xiling was a strategic territory located northwest of present-day Yichang, Hubei. This victory further expanded the Jin dynasty's control in the region.
March 280: Jingmen and Yidao (present-day Yidu, Hubei) fell under Jin control.
April 280: The victorious Jin fleet, led by the general Wang Jun, continued its offensive against Lexiang, defeating the local Wu forces commanded by Sun Hao. This marked a significant victory for the Jin dynasty in their campaign to expand their territory.
April 280: The Administrator of Wuchang, Sun Hao, lost his will to resist and surrendered without a fight to the Jin dynasty in 280. Sun Hao was the last emperor of the Eastern Wu state during the Three Kingdoms period in China.
April 280: With the exception of Jianping, which was defended by Wu Yan, the Administrator of Jianping, all other territories of Wu on the upper Yangtze River had fallen under the Jin dynasty's control.
April 280: Wang Jun's 80,000 strong army reached Niuzhu.
May 280: In 279, Jin forces led by Du Yu, Wang Jun and others attacked Wu from six directions. Sun Hao attempted to put up resistance by sending his armies to fight the Jin invaders, but the Wu forces suffered several consecutive defeats and even the Wu chancellor, Zhang Ti, was killed in action. Seeing that Wu was doomed to fall, Sun Hao surrendered to the Jin dynasty on 31 May 280, marking the end of Wu and the end of the Three Kingdoms period.
