Liaodong campaign against Gongsun Yuan
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The Liaodong campaign against Gongsun Yuan was a decisive 238 CE military expedition led by Wei general Sima Yi to crush the semi-independent warlord Gongsun Yuan in northeastern China and bring the region firmly under Cao Wei control.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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military campaign ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Cao Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackingSide | Cao Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Cao Wei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gongsun Yuan regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Gongsun Yuan’s defiance of Wei authority
ⓘ
Wei court decision to eliminate semi-independent warlord ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinThreeKingdoms | late in Cao Wei’s dominance ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Sima Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Gongsun Yuan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sima Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war-related campaign ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Cao Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 238 ⓘ |
| defendingSide | Gongsun Yuan regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | direct Wei administration of Liaodong ⓘ |
| governingPowerAfterCampaign | Cao Wei central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfAttackingForce | Sima Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | northeastern China ⓘ |
| militaryLeaderAffiliation | Sima Yi was a general of Cao Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Liaodong Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natureOfGongsunRule | semi-independent from Wei court ⓘ |
| notableCommanderOnWeiSide | Sima Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
to crush Gongsun Yuan
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to reassert central control over Liaodong ⓘ |
| opponentStatus | semi-independent warlord ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Gongsun Yuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeForGongsunYuan |
death of Gongsun Yuan
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elimination of his regime ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cao Wei military history
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Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Liaodong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | power consolidation by Cao Wei ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent | Gongsun Yuan’s semi-independent rule in Liaodong ⓘ |
| regionControlledAfterCampaign | Liaodong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Liaodong brought under direct Wei control
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decisive Wei victory ⓘ destruction of Gongsun Yuan regime ⓘ |
| significance |
ended Gongsun clan rule in Liaodong
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secured northeastern frontier for Cao Wei ⓘ strengthened Sima Yi’s military reputation ⓘ |
| strategicGoal | to secure northeastern borders of Wei ⓘ |
| target | Gongsun Yuan’s power base in Liaodong ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| year | 238 CE ⓘ |
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