Battle of Chengpu

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battle historical event

The Battle of Chengpu was a pivotal 632 BC clash during China’s Spring and Autumn period in which the State of Jin decisively defeated the State of Chu, helping establish Jin’s dominance among the Zhou feudal states.

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Battle of Chengpu canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alliance Jin and its allied states ⓘ
associatedWithTitle Duke Wen of Jin recognized as hegemon (ba) among Zhou states NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent State of Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ
State of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ
combatantsType Zhou vassal states NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander Cheng Dechen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke Wen of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Cheng of Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictIn Spring and Autumn period NERFINISHED ⓘ
consequence decline of Chu influence in the Central Plains ⓘ
enhanced prestige of Duke Wen of Jin ⓘ
date 632 BC ⓘ
describedIn Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zuo Zhuan NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Eastern Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spring and Autumn era of Chinese history NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy Jin hegemony over northern states ⓘ
historicalPeriodContext multi-state system under nominal Zhou royal authority ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Classical Chinese ⓘ
location Central Plains of China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chengpu NERFINISHED ⓘ
State of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryTactic feigned retreat by Jin forces ⓘ
use of chariot warfare ⓘ
notableFor classic example of strategic deception in early Chinese warfare ⓘ
one of the earliest well-documented large-scale battles in Chinese history ⓘ
opponentCommander Cheng Dechen NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Cheng of Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposingAlliance Chu and its vassal states ⓘ
outcome Jin defeated Chu ⓘ
partOf Jin–Chu wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
power struggles among Zhou vassal states ⓘ
precededBy earlier Jin–Chu confrontations ⓘ
region ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ
result decisive Jin victory ⓘ
significance helped establish Jin’s dominance among Zhou feudal states ⓘ
major turning point in Jin–Chu rivalry ⓘ
year 632 BC ⓘ

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State of Jin → majorBattle → Battle of Chengpu ⓘ
Jin State → participatedIn → Battle of Chengpu ⓘ
subject surface form: Jin (state)
Jin State → wonBattle → Battle of Chengpu ⓘ
subject surface form: Jin (state)