Sun Quan–Liu Bei alliance
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The Sun Quan–Liu Bei alliance was a strategic military and political partnership between the warlords Sun Quan and Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty, most famously formed to resist Cao Cao’s invasion leading up to the Battle of Red Cliffs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military alliance
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strategic partnership ⓘ |
| formedToCounter | Cao Cao’s southward campaign ⓘ |
| hasAllianceType |
anti-hegemonic coalition
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defensive alliance ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
enabling Liu Bei’s later establishment of Shu Han
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halt of Cao Cao’s unification attempt ⓘ preservation of Sun Quan’s power base in Jiangdong ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Three Kingdoms period formation
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end of Eastern Han central authority ⓘ |
| hasDiplomaticAgent |
Lu Su
NERFINISHED
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Zhuge Liang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeographicRegion |
Yangtze River region
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southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | late Eastern Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
crucial in preventing rapid unification of China under Cao Cao
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foundational to the emergence of the Three Kingdoms configuration ⓘ |
| hasKeyBattle |
Battle of Red Cliffs
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Battle of Yiling (aftermath context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent | Battle of Red Cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfHistoricalSources | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| hasLaterDevelopment |
deterioration of relations over Jing Province
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eventual conflict between Liu Bei and Sun Quan ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryCommander |
Liu Bei
NERFINISHED
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Zhou Yu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryDimension | joint defense of the Yangtze River ⓘ |
| hasOpponent | Cao Cao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | defeat of Cao Cao at the Battle of Red Cliffs ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Liu Bei
NERFINISHED
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Sun Quan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalBasis | mutual fear of Cao Cao’s dominance ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalDimension | power-sharing against northern warlords ⓘ |
| hasPowerBalanceAspect | temporary cooperation between rival southern warlords ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryPurpose | resist Cao Cao’s invasion ⓘ |
| hasResultingPoliticalOrder | tripartite balance between Wei, Shu, and Wu (proto-Three Kingdoms) ⓘ |
| hasStrategicFeature |
combined naval and land operations
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use of fire attack at Red Cliffs ⓘ |
| hasStrategicObjective |
containment of Cao Cao’s forces south of the Yangtze
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control of Jing Province ⓘ |
| hasTemporalRelation |
preceded the formal establishment of Eastern Wu
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preceded the formal establishment of Shu Han ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn | Records of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDramatizedIn | Romance of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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