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Battle of Chengpu

Type Event Region China Time -632

In 632 BCE, Duke Wen of Jin led a coalition of Jin, Song, Qi, and Qin against the Chu army of King Cheng at Chengpu;…

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  1. -632Chengpu · ShandongAnswering Song's call for aid, Duke Wen of Jin marched south to face the Chu army. To keep a former promise to King Cheng of Chu, the Jin army voluntarily retreated three she, drawing the Chu forces in pursuit to Chengpu and setting the stage for a decisive battle.
  2. -632Chengpu · ShandongThe Jin army used its center to lure the enemy while both wings struck in, breaking the Chu center; the Chu army fled north in defeat. Afterwards Duke Wen of Jin held a covenant assembly of lords at Jiantu, establishing Jin's hegemony and checking Chu's expansion into the Central Plains.

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