Qin campaign against Chu
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The Qin campaign against Chu was a decisive late Warring States military offensive in which the Qin state crushed the powerful Chu kingdom, paving the way for the unification of China under Qin rule.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chu–Qin rivalry | 1 |
| Qin conquest of Chu | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Warring States period event
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military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chu state
NERFINISHED
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Qin state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Qin ambition to unify the Warring States
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strategic need to neutralize Chu’s military power ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 秦灭楚之战 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Chu deployed several hundred thousand troops
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Qin deployed several hundred thousand troops ⓘ |
| conflict | Qin–Chu War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| describedIn | Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 223 BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Qin campaign against Qi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qin campaign against Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Meng Wu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wang Jian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Warring States period ⓘ |
| ledBy | Qin king Ying Zheng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Chu territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern China ⓘ |
| longTermEffect |
consolidation of Qin dominance over central and southern China
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facilitated establishment of the Qin dynasty ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle in the region of Shouchun ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Lord Changping
NERFINISHED
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Xiang Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
capture of the Chu capital
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execution of Lord Changping ⓘ suicide of Chu general Xiang Yan ⓘ |
| partOf | Qin wars of unification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Qin campaign against Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Qin’s policy of expansion and centralization
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unification of China in 221 BC ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Qin victory
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destruction of Chu as an independent state ⓘ |
| significance |
eliminated the largest territorial rival to Qin
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paved the way for Qin unification of China ⓘ |
| startTime | 224 BC ⓘ |
| strategy | massive concentrated offensive by Qin ⓘ |
| territorialChange | annexation of Chu lands by Qin ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Qin conquest of Chu
this entity surface form:
Chu–Qin rivalry