Three Qins

Conquest of the Three Qins

Approximate location of the Eighteen Kingdoms
DateAugust–September 206 BC, June 205 BC
Location
Result Han victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Han Kingdom of Yong
Kingdom of Sai
Kingdom of Zhai
Commanders and leaders
Han Xin
Liu Bang
Cao Shen
Fan Kuai
Guan Ying
Zhou Bo
Jin Xi
Li Shang
Zhang Han 
Sima Xin Surrendered
Dong Yi Surrendered
Zhang Ping (POW)
Zhao Ben
Neishi Bao
Yao Rui
Strength
Less than 40,000[1] Unknown

The Three Qins (Chinese: 三秦; pinyin: Sān Qín) refer to three of the Eighteen Kingdoms (Yong, Sai and Zhai), the short-lived power-sharing arrangement formed in 206 BC after the collapse of the Qin dynasty. The three kingdoms were located in Guanzhong Plain (in present-day central Shaanxi), the heartland of the Qin Empire.

  1. ^ Hung, Hing Ming (2011). The Road to the Throne: How Liu Bang Founded China's Han Dynasty. Algora. pp. 88, 93. ISBN 978-0875868387.