World at War / Conflicts / Chinese Myth
Wars of the Yellow Emperor
Battle of Zhuolu
2693 BC
Hebei
Status: ended
Casualties: Chiyou beheaded; the war-god of metal slain
Chiyou, the bronze-headed war-god of the Nine Li, raised fog so thick the Yellow Emperor's army was lost; Huangdi countered with the south-pointing chariot. The wind-master and rain-master fought on Chiyou's side; Nüba the drought spirit dried their storms. Chiyou was at last beheaded — and his blood, it is said, became the maple leaves that turn red each autumn. Shanhaijing.
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Belligerents
- Yellow Emperor & dragon Yinglong, drought-spirit Nüba
- Chiyou & 81 brothers, with wind & rain spirits
Casualties
Chiyou beheaded; the war-god of metal slain
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