Han conquest of Nanyue

Han conquest of Nanyue
	Part of the southward expansion of the Han dynasty
	; Map showing the expansion of the Han dynasty in the 2nd century BC
Date	111 BC
Location	Nanyue
Result	Han victory Nanyue annexed by the Han dynasty;
Belligerents
Han dynasty	Nanyue
Commanders and leaders
Lu Bode; Yang Pu	Zhao Jiande; Lü Jia
Strength
100,000	Unknown

The Han conquest of Nanyue was a military conflict between the Han Empire and the Nanyue kingdom in modern Guangdong, Guangxi, and Northern Vietnam. During the reign of Emperor Wu, Imperial Han military forces formally launched a punitive campaign against Nanyue and successfully conquered it in 111 BC.

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