Conflicts and resolutions of the 3rd century
11 battles, sieges, wars, revolts, crises, treaties and peace settlements, in date order.
Battles 8
Battle of GuanduBattle · 200The Battle of Guandu was fought in 200 CE near the Yellow River in northern China between the warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
Battle of White Wolf MountainBattle · 207The Battle of White Wolf Mountain was fought in 207 in present-day Liaoning between the forces of the Chinese warlord Cao Cao and the Wuhuan, who were sheltering Yuan…
Battle of Red CliffsBattle · 208The Battle of Red Cliffs was fought on the Yangtze in the winter of 208–209, at the end of the Han dynasty.
Battle of XiaotingBattle · 221–222The Battle of Xiaoting, also called the Battle of Yiling, was fought in 221–222 in western Hubei, China, between Liu Bei of Shu Han and Sun Quan's Eastern Wu.
Battle of HormozdganBattle · 224 CEThe Battle of Hormozdgan was fought in 224 CE between Ardashir I and the Parthian king Artabanus IV.
Battle of Wuzhang PlainsBattle · 234The Battle of Wuzhang Plains was a stand-off in 234 between the Shu Han army of Zhuge Liang and the Wei forces of Sima Yi, on the Wei river in modern Shaanxi, China.
Battle of EdessaBattle · 260 CEThe Battle of Edessa was fought in 260 CE in upper Mesopotamia between the Roman emperor Valerian and the Sasanian king Shapur I.
Battle of ImmaeBattle · 272The Battle of Immae was fought in 272 near Antioch in Syria between the Roman emperor Aurelian and the army of the Palmyrene Empire under Zabdas.