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  • Battle of Mobei
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  • The Battle of Mobei () was a military campaign fought in the northern part of the Gobi Desert. It was part of a major strategic offensive launched by the Han Dynasty in January, 119 BC, into the heartland of the nomadic Xiongnu. The battle was a success for the Han, whose forces were led by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.
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Strength
  • 80000
  • 100000
  • 140000
  • 200000
  • Entire available troop
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  • 漠北之戰
Partof
  • the Han–Xiongnu War
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  • Battle of the Northern Desert
Date
  • January - June, 119 BC
Commander
Caption
  • --07-29
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  • 漠北之战
Casualties
  • c. 110,000 horses lost
  • c. 20,000 cavalries dead
  • c. 87 aristocrats captured
  • c. 90,000 men dead
Result
  • Decisive Han victory
combatant
  • Han Dynasty
  • Xiongnu
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  • Mòbĕi zhī Zhàn
Place
  • Orkhon Valley, Mongolia
Conflict
  • Battle of Mobei
abstract
  • The Battle of Mobei () was a military campaign fought in the northern part of the Gobi Desert. It was part of a major strategic offensive launched by the Han Dynasty in January, 119 BC, into the heartland of the nomadic Xiongnu. The battle was a success for the Han, whose forces were led by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.