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126 BC

126 BC — China: The Canghai Commandery is abandoned

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KoreaOld Chosŏn 2333 BC–108 BCChinaHan dynasty 206 BC–220JapanYayoi period 300 BC–250United States
  • No events recorded for this year
  • The Canghai Commandery is abandoned
  • The Xiongnu army (900,000) raids Han territory
  • BC128The Xiongnu attack Liaoxi and engage in combat with Han forces (40,000) under Wei Qing and Li Xi
  • BC128Nan Lü of Dongye surrenders to Han and the Canghai Commandery is created
  • BC127The Xiongnu raid Liaoxi and Yanmen
  • BC127Han forces under Wei Qing, Hao Xian, and Li Xi plunder the Xiongnu for livestock
  • BC127衛青北擊匈奴，攻取河南地、隴西、北地、上郡的北部，置朔方、五原二郡。
  • BC125Zhang Qian returned to the Han court to report on his travels to the kingdoms of Dayuan, Kangju, the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek Kingdoms, Parthia and Mesopotamia.
  • No events recorded for this year

covered from 1607