Battle of Yiwulu

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Battle of Yiwulu
Part of the
Kumul, Xinjiang
Result Han victory
Belligerents Northern Xiongnu Han dynastyCommanders and leaders Prince Huyan Dou Gu
Geng ChongUnits involved Unknown

Army of the Han dynasty

Strength Unknown 12,000Casualties and losses 1,000 dead Unknown

The Battle of Yiwulu took place during a major expedition against the

Yiwulu
area in this battle.

Aftermath

In

Gumo
in Shicheng. In 80, he wrote to the imperial court, proposing that they send more troops to the Western Regions. The new emperor agreed to his proposal and ordered Xu Gan to lead an army to help Ban Chao.

During the war against the Xiongnu's allies which lasted several decades, Ban Chao distinguished himself as a statesman and strategist. Relying on the various nationalities in the Western Regions, he united all the people and maintained the unity of the empire. In 90, Ban Chao detained an envoy from

mercenaries, approach and arrested the kings of Yanqi and Yuli, they were executed where Chen Mu was killed. In 97, Ban Chao commissioned an envoy named Gan Ying to visit Rome. He was unsuccessful, but returned after traveling as far as the Black Sea
.

For more than thirty years Ban Chao worked in the Western Regions until he was seventy, when he retired and returned to Luoyang. Ren Shang succeeded Ban Chao as the Protector General of the Western Regions in 102, but as he was unkind and harsh toward the local people, they rose against him, plunging the region into disorder. The Han court soon recalled him in 106, and replaced him with Duan Xi. On July 29, 107, the Han government abrogated the protector generalship, and recalled Duan Xi back under the escort of General Wang Hong.

References

  1. ^ Graff 2002, p. 40.

Bibliography

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