Battle of Bowang

Battle of Bowang
Part of the wars at the end of the Han dynasty

A scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms illustrated in a mural of the Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing: Zhang Fei scoffs at the newcomer Zhuge Liang and reluctantly takes his orders
Date202 CE
Location
Bowang (Bowang, Fangcheng County, Henan)
Result Liu Bei victory
Belligerents
Liu Bei Cao Cao
Commanders and leaders
Liu Bei
Zhao Yun
Xiahou Dun
Li Dian
Yu Jin
Battle of Bowang
Traditional Chinese博望之戰
Simplified Chinese博望之战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBówàng Zhī Zhàn
Battle of Bowang Slope
Traditional Chinese博望坡之戰
Simplified Chinese博望坡之战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBówàngpō Zhī Zhàn

The Battle of Bowang, also known as the Battle of Bowang Slope, was fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Liu Bei in 202 in the late Eastern Han dynasty.