Han conquest of Dian
2nd century BC conflicts between the Han dynasty and the Dian Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Han conquest of Dian was a series of military campaigns and expeditions by the Western Han dynasty recorded in contemporary textual sources against the Dian Kingdom in modern-day Yunnan. Dian was placed under Western Han rule in 109 BC, after Emperor Wu of Han dispatched an army against the kingdom as the empire expanded southward.
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Han campaigns against Dian | |||||||
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Part of the Southward expansion of the Han dynasty | |||||||
The expansion of Han dynasty in 2nd century BC | |||||||
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Han Empire | Dian Kingdom | ||||||
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Unknown | 30,000 |
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