Battle of Gaixia

Battle of Gaixia
Battle of Gaixia
Traditional Chinese	垓下之戰
Simplified Chinese	垓下之战
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gāixià Zhī Zhàn

Battle of Gaixia
	Part of the Chu-Han contention
Date	December 203 BC
Location	Gaixia (in present-day Guzhen County, Anhui)33°19′40.001″N 117°33′4.000″E
Result	Han victory the Han gain control of China; Liu Bang assumes the title of emperor of the newly formed Han dynasty;
Belligerents
Kingdom of Han	Kingdom of Western Chu
Commanders and leaders
Han Xin; Liu Bang	Xiang Yu
Strength
300,000	100,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	100,000 80,000 killed in action; 20,000 captured;
	Location within China

The Battle of Gaixia was a last stand fought in December 203 BC during the Chu–Han Contention between the forces of Liu Bang (later Emperor Gaozu of Han) and Xiang Yu. The battle concluded with victory for Liu Bang, who proclaimed himself Emperor and founded the Han dynasty. This is the last major battle of the Chu-Han Contention, ending with the suicide of Xiang Yu and the undisputed rule of Liu Bang.

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