World at War / Conflicts / Chinese Myth
Wars of the Yellow Emperor
Battle of Banquan
2697 BC
Yellow River
Status: ended
Casualties: Three battles fought before submission
The first recorded battle of Chinese tradition. The Yellow Emperor fought the flame-emperor Shennong three times at Banquan and prevailed; the two tribes merged, becoming the foundation of the Huaxia people. Records of the Grand Historian, Wudi Benji.
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Belligerents
- Yellow Emperor (Huangdi)
- Yan Emperor (Shennong)
Casualties
Three battles fought before submission
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