Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province
| Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province | |||||||
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| Part of the wars at the end of the Han dynasty | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Liu Bei |
Liu Zhang Zhang Lu | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Liu Bei Pang Tong † Huang Zhong Zhang Fei Ma Chao (defected from Zhang Lu) |
Liu Zhang Liu Xun Zhang Ren Zhang Yi Yan Yan | ||||||
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More than 30,000 soldiers under Liu Bei Unknown number of reinforcement by Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang |
At least 30,000 soldiers defending Chengdu Unknown number of troops under the different commanders of the region | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 劉備爭奪益州之戰 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘备争夺益州之战 | ||||||
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Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province was a military campaign by the warlord Liu Bei in taking control of Yi Province (covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing) from the provincial governor, Liu Zhang. The campaign took place between the years 211 and 214 in the late Eastern Han dynasty; although the conflict between Liu Bei and Liu Zhang started in January or February 213 when the latter discovered the former secret communications and subsequently executed Zhang Song. It concluded with victory for Liu Bei and his successful takeover of the province from Liu Zhang in July 214. Yi Province (specifically, its capital of Chengdu and its nearby commanderies) would serve as the foundation of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.