| Battle of White Wolf Mountain | |||||||||
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| Part of the wars at the end of the Han dynasty | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Cao Cao |
Wuhuan Yuan Shang | ||||||||
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Cao Cao Zhang Liao Cao Chun |
Tadun † Yuan Shang Yuan Xi | ||||||||
| Battle of White Wolf Mountain | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 白狼山之戰 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 白狼山之战 | ||||||
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The Battle of White Wolf Mountain was fought in 207 in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China, preceding the Three Kingdoms period. The battle took place in northern China, beyond the frontiers of the ruling Eastern Han dynasty. It was fought between the warlord Cao Cao and the nomadic Wuhuan tribes, who were allied with Cao Cao's rivals Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi. The victory attained by Cao Cao dashed the hopes of a Wuhuan dominion, and the Wuhuan eventually became weakened, lost importance, and were gradually absorbed into the Han population or the Xianbei tribes.