Battle of Guandu

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The Battle of Guandu was a decisive military confrontation in 200 CE between the northern warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao that paved the way for Cao Cao’s dominance in the late Eastern Han dynasty.

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instanceOf battle
military conflict
associatedCommander Chunyu Qiong NERFINISHED
Gao Lan NERFINISHED
Guo Tu NERFINISHED
Tian Feng NERFINISHED
Xu You NERFINISHED
Xun Yu NERFINISHED
Zhang He NERFINISHED
associatedWith Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED
belligerent Cao Cao NERFINISHED
Yuan Shao NERFINISHED
cause power struggle for control of the Han central government
rivalry between northern warlords
combatantSide Cao Cao’s forces NERFINISHED
Yuan Shao’s forces NERFINISHED
commander Cao Cao NERFINISHED
Yuan Shao NERFINISHED
conflictBetween Cao Cao NERFINISHED
Yuan Shao NERFINISHED
date 200
era late Eastern Han dynasty
followedBy Cao Cao’s unification of northern China
historicalPeriod end of the Eastern Han dynasty
laterHistorian Pei Songzhi NERFINISHED
locatedIn China
Henan NERFINISHED
location Guandu NERFINISHED
near the Yellow River
north of the Yellow River
notableEvent Cao Cao’s raid on Yuan Shao’s supply depot at Wuchao NERFINISHED
outcome collapse of Yuan Shao’s strategic initiative
destruction of Yuan Shao’s main army
partOf Cao Cao–Yuan Shao rivalry NERFINISHED
late Eastern Han dynasty conflicts
precededBy Battle of Boma NERFINISHED
Battle of Yan Ford NERFINISHED
primarySource Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED
relatedWork Records of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED
Romance of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED
result decisive victory for Cao Cao
significance paved the way for Cao Cao’s dominance in northern China
turning point in the power struggle at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty
strategicImportance control of supply routes along the Yellow River
control of the central plains
tacticUsed defensive fortification of positions
surprise attack on enemy supply lines
year 200 CE

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Cao Cao notableBattle Battle of Guandu