Han conquest of Nanyue
| Han conquest of Nanyue | |||||||||
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| Part of the southward expansion of the Han dynasty | |||||||||
Expansion of the Han dynasty in the 2nd century BC | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Han dynasty | Nanyue | ||||||||
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| 100,000 | Unknown | ||||||||
The Han conquest of Nanyue was a military conflict between the Han Empire and the Nanyue kingdom in modern Guangdong, Guangxi, and Northern Vietnam. During the reign of Emperor Wu, Imperial Han military forces formally launched a punitive campaign against Nanyue and successfully conquered it in 111 BC.