Battle of Gaixia

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Battle of Gaixia
Part of the Chu-Han contention
DateDecember 203 BC
Location
Gaixia (in present-day Guzhen County, Anhui)[ citation needed ]
33°19′40.001″N117°33′4.000″E / 33.32777806°N 117.55111111°E / 33.32777806; 117.55111111
Result Decisive Han victory
  • Han gains 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 [1]
  • 80,000 killed in action
  • 20,000 captured
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Location within China
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Battle of Gaixia
Traditional Chinese 垓下之戰
Simplified Chinese 垓下之战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Gāixià Zhī Zhàn