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| Battle of Fancheng (241) | |||||||
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| Part of the wars of the Three Kingdoms period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Cao Wei | Eastern Wu | ||||||
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Sima Yi Hu Zhi |
Zhu Ran Zhuge Jin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 100,000+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 10,000+ | ||||||
| Battle of Fancheng | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 樊城之戰 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 樊城之战 | ||||||
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The Battle of Fancheng was a military offensive launched in 241 by the state of Eastern Wu against its rival state, Cao Wei, during the Three Kingdoms period of China. The campaign was initiated by Wu's founding emperor, Sun Quan, two years after the death of the second Wei emperor, Cao Rui. The campaign ended with a decisive defeat for the Wu forces.