Campaign against Yuan Shu

Campaign against Yuan Shu
Part of the wars at the end of the Han dynasty
DateEarly 197 – summer 199 CE
Location
Region south of the Huai River, China
Result Han victory, Zhong dynasty collapses
Belligerents
Han dynasty Zhong dynasty
Shanyue
Commanders and leaders
Cao Cao
Liu Bei
Lü Bu (197)
Defectors from Zhong:
Sun Ce (197–199)
Wu Jing (197–199)
Sun Ben (197–199)
Lei Bo
Chen Lan
Yuan Shu
Yuan Tan (199)
Yuan Shao (199)
Zu Lang Surrendered
Sun Ce (early 197)
Wu Jing (early 197)
Sun Ben (early 197)
Defectors from Han:
Lü Bu (198–199)  Executed
Campaign against Yuan Shu
Traditional Chinese袁術討伐戰
Simplified Chinese袁术讨伐战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuán Shù Tǎofá Zhàn

The campaign against Yuan Shu was a punitive expedition that took place between 197 and 199 in the late Eastern Han dynasty. The campaign was initiated by the Han government against warlord Yuan Shu after Yuan declared himself emperor of the new Zhong dynasty, an act perceived as treason against Emperor Xian, the nominal Han ruler. The campaign concluded with the defeat of Yuan Shu and collapse of his self-established Zhong dynasty.