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Name: Shu Han

Type: Polity

Start: 222 AD

End: 263 AD

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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 222: Cao Cao died in 220 and was succeeded by his son, Cao Pi, who forced the last Han ruler, Emperor Xian, to abdicate the throne in his favour. Cao Pi then established the state of Cao Wei and declared himself emperor. Liu Bei contested Cao Pi's claim to the throne and proclaimed himself "Emperor of Han" in 221.
  • Chronology


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    1. Zhuge Liang´s Northern Expeditions


    Were a series of five military campaigns launched by the state of Shu Han against the rival state of Cao Wei from 228 to 234 during the Three Kingdoms period in China.

  • June 228: Battle of Ji Valley: Cao Zhen defeats the Shu decoy force led by Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi.
  • January 235: Death of Zhuge Liang.

  • 2. Conquest of Shu by Wei


    Was a military campaign launched by the dynastic state of Cao Wei against its rival Shu Han in late 263 leading to the fall of Shu Han.

  • November 263: In 263, during the Three Kingdoms period of China, Deng Ai of the Cao Wei kingdom defeated Jiang Wei of the Shu Han kingdom at Tazhong. This victory solidified Cao Wei's control over the region.
  • December 263: In 263, during the Three Kingdoms period of China, Deng Ai, a general of the Cao Wei kingdom, defeated Zhuge Zhan, a general of the Shu Han kingdom, at Mianzhu. This battle was a significant event in the ongoing power struggle between the three kingdoms.
  • December 263: In 263, the Cao Wei general Deng Ai led his forces to occupy Chengdu, the capital of the Shu Han kingdom. This event marked the final conquest of Shu Han by the Cao Wei dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China.
  • December 263: In 263, during the Three Kingdoms period in China, the general Jiang Wei of the Shu Han kingdom attempted to retreat to Baishui but was intercepted and defeated by the Cao Wei general Yang Xin at Qiangchuankou (the intersection of the Bailong and Jialing rivers).
  • December 263: After suffering a defeat at the hands of the Cao Wei forces in 263, the Shu Han generals Jiang Wei, Liao Hua, Zhang Yi, and Dong Jue retreated to Jiange. Jiang Wei was a prominent military strategist and general of Shu Han, known for his campaigns against the Cao Wei dynasty.
  • December 263: Ma Miao was a military officer and administrator of the Shu Han dynasty. Deng Ai was a general of the Cao Wei dynasty. Ma Miao's surrender to Deng Ai in Jiangyou in 263 marked a significant victory for Cao Wei in their conquest of the Shu Han territory.
  • December 263: Jiang Wei surrenders to Zhong Hui at Fu County.

  • Disestablishment


  • November 263: In 263, during the Three Kingdoms period of China, Deng Ai of the Cao Wei kingdom defeated Jiang Wei of the Shu Han kingdom at Tazhong. This victory solidified Cao Wei's control over the region.
  • December 263: After suffering a defeat at the hands of the Cao Wei forces in 263, the Shu Han generals Jiang Wei, Liao Hua, Zhang Yi, and Dong Jue retreated to Jiange. Jiang Wei was a prominent military strategist and general of Shu Han, known for his campaigns against the Cao Wei dynasty.
  • December 263: Ma Miao was a military officer and administrator of the Shu Han dynasty. Deng Ai was a general of the Cao Wei dynasty. Ma Miao's surrender to Deng Ai in Jiangyou in 263 marked a significant victory for Cao Wei in their conquest of the Shu Han territory.
  • December 263: In 263, during the Three Kingdoms period of China, Deng Ai, a general of the Cao Wei kingdom, defeated Zhuge Zhan, a general of the Shu Han kingdom, at Mianzhu. This battle was a significant event in the ongoing power struggle between the three kingdoms.
  • December 263: In 263, the Cao Wei general Deng Ai led his forces to occupy Chengdu, the capital of the Shu Han kingdom. This event marked the final conquest of Shu Han by the Cao Wei dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China.
  • December 263: In 263, during the Three Kingdoms period in China, the general Jiang Wei of the Shu Han kingdom attempted to retreat to Baishui but was intercepted and defeated by the Cao Wei general Yang Xin at Qiangchuankou (the intersection of the Bailong and Jialing rivers).
  • December 263: Jiang Wei surrenders to Zhong Hui at Fu County.
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