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Qin campaign against the Xiongnu

Qin's campaign against the Xiongnu (3rd century BC)

Summary

Qin's campaign against the Xiongnu (3rd century BC)

Field	Value
image	Yellowrivermap.jpg
caption	Map of the Ordos region
conflict	Qin's campaign against the Xiongnu
date	215 BC
place	Ordos region
result	Qin victory
territory	Chinese control over the Ordos, with border fortifications as a barrier between the Chinese state and nomadic territories
combatant1	Qin dynasty
combatant2	Xiongnu
commander1	Meng Tian
commander2	Touman
strength1	Reported as 100,000 or 300,000 troops
strength2	—

In 215 BC, Qin Shi Huang ordered General Meng Tian to set out against the Xiongnu tribes in the Ordos region and establish a frontier region at the loop of the Yellow River. The emperor launched a preemptive strike against the Xiongnu, because he believed that the Xiongnu posed a potential threat and sought to expand his empire.

Course

In 215 BC, the Qin army led by General Meng Tian defeated the Xiongnu, drove them from the Ordos, and seized their lands. After the catastrophic defeat at the hands of Meng Tian, the Xiongnu leader Touman fled far north into the Mongolian Plateau.

Aftermath

Following the victory, General Meng Tian was instructed to secure the frontier with a line of fortifications, which would become known as the Great Wall of China. He and Crown Prince Fusu were stationed at a garrison in Suide and undertook the construction of the walled defenses, which was connected with the old walls from the Qin, Yan, and Zhao states.

As a result of the northward expansion and the resulting threat of the Qin empire, the many different Xiongnu tribes reorganized and united into a confederacy against the Chinese state.

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