Battle of Banquan | |||||||
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Map showing a possible location of the battle and distribution of tribal unions at the time. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Shennong (tribe) | Youxiong (tribe) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Flame Emperor Yuwang | Yellow Emperor Huangdi |
The Battle of Banquan (simplified Chinese: 阪泉之战; traditional Chinese: 阪泉之戰; pinyin: Bǎn Quán Zhī Zhàn) took place in ancient Chinese history as recorded by Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian. It was fought by Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor, and Yandi, the Flame Emperor.