Conquest of Wu by Jin

Conquest of Wu by Jin
Part of the wars of the Three Kingdoms period

A map showing the Jin conquest of Wu
Datec. December 279 or January 280[a] – 1 May 280[b]
Location
Southern China
Result Decisive Jin victory; unification of China under the Jin dynasty
Belligerents
Jin dynasty Wu
Commanders and leaders
Jia Chong
Wang Jun
Du Yu
Wang Rong
Hu Fen
Sima Zhou
Wang Hun		 Sun Hao Surrendered
Zhang Ti †
Strength
200,000[3] 230,000[4]
Casualties and losses
15,000[citation needed]
Conquest of Wu by Jin
Traditional Chinese晉滅吳之戰
Simplified Chinese晋灭吴之战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJìn miè Wú zhī zhàn
Taikang campaign
Chinese太康之役
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTàikāng zhī yì

The conquest of Wu by Jin was a military campaign launched by the Jin dynasty against the state of Wu from late 279 to mid 280 at the end of the Three Kingdoms period of China. The campaign, which started in December 279 or January 280,[a] concluded with complete victory for the Jin dynasty on 1 May 280[b] when the Wu emperor Sun Hao surrendered. After the campaign, the Jin emperor Sima Yan (Emperor Wu) changed the era name of his reign from "Xianning" to "Taikang". Hence, the campaign has also been referred to as the Taikang campaign.[c]

The campaign is significant in pre-1911 Chinese military history as it not only ended the chaos of the Three Kingdoms period and reunified China under the Jin dynasty, but was also the first successful large-scale military operation in Chinese history that involved a massive invasion force crossing the Yangtze. Among other aspects, its multi-directional approach, invasions by both land and water, and the sending of a naval fleet downstream along the Yangtze, have had strong influences on subsequent battles in Chinese military history.

  1. ^ Zizhi Tongjian 1084, vol. 80: "[咸寧五年]冬，十一月，大舉伐吳"
  2. ^ Zizhi Tongjian 1084, vol. 81: "[太康元年三月]壬寅， ...是日， ...吳主皓面縛輿櫬，詣軍門降。"
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jin grand plan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wu assets was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ (夫太康之役，衆未盛乎曩日之師 ...) "Bian Wang Lun" (Part 2).


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