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Battle of Julu
Part of the Chu–Han Contention
Date
207 BC
Location
Pingxiang County, Xingtai, Hebei, China
Result
Chu victory
Qin military power severely diminished
Belligerents
Chu state
Qin dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Xiang Yu Ying Bu Zhongli Mo
Zhang Han Sima Xin Dong Yi Wang Li (POW) She Jian † Su Jiao †
Strength
70,000 Chu troops, 80,000+ troops from other insurgent states (Did not participate in the fighting)
200,000 in Wang Li's army, 200,000 in Zhang Han's army (Did not participate in the fighting)
Casualties and losses
Unknown, but relatively less
200,000 killed in battle. Five months after the battle, another 200,000+ troops from Zhang Han's army surrendered and were buried alive
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Chu–Han Contention
Julu
Feast of Hongmen
Three Qins
Pengcheng
Anyi
Jingxing
Wei River
Gaixia
Battle of Julu
Traditional Chinese
鉅鹿之戰
Simplified Chinese
钜鹿之战or巨鹿之战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Jùlù Zhī Zhàn
Uprisings of Qin Dynasty, including the location of Julu.
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