Battle of Jianwei
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| Part of the third of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions | |||||||||
The third of Zhuge Liang's northern expeditions | |||||||||
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| Cao Wei | Shu Han | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Guo Huai |
Zhuge Liang Chen Shi | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 建威之戰 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 建威之战 | ||||||
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The Battle of Jianwei was fought between the contending states of Shu Han and Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. The battle was also the third of a series of military campaigns against Wei launched by Shu's chancellor, Zhuge Liang. The battle concluded with a Shu victory and the capture of Wudu and Yinping commanderies, which were located near present-day Longnan, Gansu.