Battle between the Northern Xiongnu and the Han dynasty (AD 89)
Battle of Altai Mountains
Part of the Han–Xiongnu War
Date
June AD 89
Location
Region near the Altai Mountains
Result
Han victory; Collapse of Xiongnu Empire
Belligerents
Northern Xiongnu
Han dynasty Southern Xiongnu
Commanders and leaders
Northern Shanyu †
Dou Xian[1] Deng Hong Tuntuhe Anguo
Strength
200,000
c. 18,000[1]
8,000 Han Chinese regulars[1]
10,000 Qiang
Casualties and losses
entire Xiongnu's army destroyed (with more than 200,000 prisoners)
3400+
v
t
e
Han–Xiongnu War
Mayi
Mobei
Loulan
Tian Shan
Jushi
Zhizhi
Yiwulu
Altai Mountains
The Battle of Altai Mountains (Chinese: 稽落山之戰), was a major expedition launched against the Northern Xiongnu by the Han dynasty in June AD 89. The battle was a success for the Han under Dou Xian (d. AD 92).[2][3][4]
In June AD 89, the Han dispatched a force which promptly advanced from Jilu, Manyi, and Guyang in three great columns that included their allies, specifically the main army of the Southern Xiongnu.[2][3][4] The force of General Dou Xian advanced towards the Northern Chanyu into the Altai Mountains.[5] A large detachment then moved to the northwest, and in the major battle of the campaign they defeated the Northern Chanyu at the Altai Mountains and pursued them westwards.[2][3][4] The Han forces killed 13,000 Xiongnu troops and accepted the surrender of 200,000 Xiongnu from 81 tribes.[5]
Dou Xian brought the main body of his troops in triumphal progress north to the Khangai Mountains, west of present-day Kharkhorin. There he carved the cliff Inscriptions of Yanran,[6] composed by his client, the historian Ban Gu, which celebrated the achievement of the battle.[2][3][4] This inscription was identified in Dundgovi Province by scholars from Mongolia and China in August 2017.
^ abcGraff 2002, p. 40.
^ abcdBook of Later Han, vols. 04, 19, 23, 88, 89, 90.
^ abcdZizhi Tongjian, vol. 47.
^ abcdAn Tian, "Dou Xian Po Beixiongnu Zhi Zhan" ("The Battle of Dou Xian's Defeating on the Northern Xiongnu")[permanent dead link].
^ abYü (1986), 415; Crespigny (2007), 171.
^《封燕然山铭》辞曰：铄王师兮征荒裔，剿凶虐兮截海外，夐其邈兮亘地界，封神丘兮建隆嵑，熙帝载兮振万世 Inscriptions of Yanran.
and 28 Related for: Battle of the Altai Mountains information
TheBattleofAltaiMountains (Chinese: 稽落山之戰), was a major expedition launched against the Northern Xiongnu by the Han dynasty in June AD 89. The battle...
Look up Altai or Altay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Altai or Altay may refer to: AltaiMountains, in Central and East Asia, a region shared by...
approaching its end, with the Xiongnu having been on the verge of collapse since theBattleoftheAltaiMountains (89) the prior decade. In 90, Dou Xian...
continued, with theBattleoftheAltaiMountains (AD 89) bringing the Northern Xiongnu to the brink of collapse. The death of Emperor Zhang of Han ended a...
tribes in theBattleof Mons Graupius (AD 83). In China, the Han–Xiongnu War continued, with theBattleoftheAltaiMountains (AD 89) bringing the Northern...
Zhuoye Mountain. Near the end ofthe campaign, Dou's forces chased the Northern Chanyu into theAltaiMountains, killing 13,000 Xiongnu and accepting the surrender...
the AltaiMountains by the Han general Dou Xian, effectively ending Xiongnu power in the steppes. Crespigny 2007, p. 991. Barfield, Thomas (1989), The Perilous...
Xiongnu to Dzungaria during the second century after theBattleoftheAltaiMountains. The House of Huyan emerged during the political organization that...
Battle oftheAltaiMountains in 89 CE, Dou Xian defeated the Northern Chanyu, who retreated into theAltaiMountains. The Han forces, allied with the subjugated...
Xiongnu auxiliaries against the Northern Chanyu in theBattleoftheAltaiMountains. Anguo was not a very popular chanyu and the prince Shizi overshadowed...
successfully defeated the Northern Chanyu at theBattleoftheAltaiMountains while the main column burned the sacred sight of Longcheng in the modern Orkhon...
power in the wake ofthe Northern Chanyu's defeat by the Han at theBattleoftheAltaiMountains in 89. The loose Xianbei confederacy lacked the organization...
February 2013. Wu, Shu-hui (2013). "Debates and Decision-Making: TheBattleoftheAltaiMountains (Jinweishan 金微山) in AD 91". Debating War in Chinese History...
This is a timeline ofthe Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). Chu-Han Contention (207 BC–202 BC) Han dynasty, 190 BC - kingdoms in red, commanderies in black...
Xiongnu invasion. However the Xiongnu came back in winter and took many captives. On the way back across theAltaiMountains, the Xiongnu suffered heavy...
History of China. See also the list of Chinese monarchs, Chinese emperors family tree, dynasties of China and years in China. Dates prior to 841 BC, the beginning...
This is a timeline ofthe Xiongnu, a nomadic people that dominated the ancient eastern Eurasian steppes from 209 BC to 89 AD. The Xiongnu settled down...
city in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Biya River not far from its confluence with the Katun River. It is the second largest city ofthe krai (after...
TheBattleof Zhizhi (郅支之戰) was fought in 36 BC between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu chieftain Zhizhi Chanyu. Zhizhi was defeated and killed. The battle...
and Mongolia. The archaeological site on the Ukok Plateau associated with the Pazyryk culture is included in the Golden MountainsofAltai UNESCO World...
near the AltaiMountains. Su Dingfang deployed his infantry in the south, and cavalry in the north behind a hill. Helu's forces, consisting of 100,000...
Batur (lit. 'Osman the Hero'; 1899 – April 29, 1951) was a Kazakh military leader active in theAltaiMountains. He led a personal army of fellow Kazakhs...
remain vassals ofthe Göktürks for several generations. In 711 the Türk forces, led by Tonyukuk, crossed theAltaiMountains, clashed with the Türgesh army...
Demyanka and the Ishim. The Ob-Irtysh system forms a major drainage basin in Asia, encompassing most of Western Siberia and theAltaiMountains. From its...
Global Information