- Battle of Loulan
Infobox Military Conflict
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conflict=Battle of Loulan
partof=The Sino-Xiongnu War
date= December,108 BC
place=Lop Nur ,Xinjiang
result=Han victory
combatant1=Loulan
combatant2=Han Dynasty
commander1=Unknown
commander2=Zhao Ponu
strength1=Unknown
strength2=700 light cavalries
casualties1=
casualties2=The Battle of Loulan (樓蘭之戰) in
108 BC marks the earliest Chinesemilitary venture into Central Asia, after a conflict of theHan Dynasty withLoulan and Jushi and a switch of allegiance to theXiongnu . The Han launched an attack by first arresting the king of Loulan, and turned on the offense against Jushi. The battle resulted in the submission of bothWusun andDayuan , and an increased role, reputation, and status for imperial Han Chinese politics in Central Asia.Aftermath
The
Loulan kingdom ceased to exist in77 BC , as the last king of Loulan, Angui, was assassinated by two ofFu Jiezi 's men during abanquet . The Han deposited one of his kin, Weituyan. They also changed the name Loulan toShanshan in the same year, as the capital was moved south west to the city of Wuni (which was no longer situated in theLop Nur ).References
*Ban Gu et al, "Hanshu". Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju, 1962. ISBN 7-101-00305-2
*Sima Guang, comp. "Zizhi Tongjian". Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju, 1956. ISBN 7-101-00183-1
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