The Battle of Jushi was a battle

Battle

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 between the Han Dynasty

Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...

 and the Xiongnu

Xiongnu

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 for the control of the people of the Jushi culture in the Turpan Basin in 67 BC

67 BC

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. The battle was a success for the Han, who were led by Zheng Ji

Zheng Ji (Han Dynasty)

Zheng Ji , born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, was a general during Han Dynasty, and served the first Protector General of the Western Regions in the 60 BC.-References:*Li, Bingquan and Zhao, Hongyan. . Chinese Literature and History. 2004.12. ISSN 1002-9869....

. The king of Jushi Wugui surrendered to Han, after the Han launched the attack from Tarim Basin

Tarim Basin

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 and besieged the city Jiaohe, capital of Jushi. The Xiongnu come with an aid to Jushi, but escaped after Zheng Ji and Sima Xi confronted with the armies. Zheng Ji then left 20 men with a general to protect the king of Jushi, but he was afraid of the return of Xiongnu, and fled to Wusun

Wusun

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. The Xiongnu implanted Doumo as the king of Jushi, and moved the population further east from Jiaohe. Zheng Ji then sent 300 men to seize the city.

Aftermath

In 60 BC

60 BC

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, an internal disturbance occurred among the Xiongnu

Xiongnu

The Xiongnu were ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation north of the agriculture-based empire of the Han Dynasty. Most of the information on the Xiongnu comes from Chinese sources...

 ruling clique, and Xianxianshan, Prince Rizhu of the Xiongnu stationed in the Turpan Basin, led 12,000 of his troops and 12 royals to pledge allegiance to the Han

Han Dynasty

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 imperial court. At the same year, the Han appointed Zheng Ji

Zheng Ji (Han Dynasty)

Zheng Ji , born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, was a general during Han Dynasty, and served the first Protector General of the Western Regions in the 60 BC.-References:*Li, Bingquan and Zhao, Hongyan. . Chinese Literature and History. 2004.12. ISSN 1002-9869....

 as the Protector General of the Western Regions, with his office in Wulei (near Qiuci) to oversee the entire region of the Tarim Basin

Tarim Basin

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 west to the Pamir

Pamir Mountains

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. The last Protector General, Dan Qin, was killed during a rebellion led by Yanqi

Yanqi

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 in 13

13

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 AD. A brief attempts to restore the protector generalship was launched by Wang Mang

Wang Mang

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 in 16

16

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 AD, under the new appointed Protector General Li Chong, the armies soon advance towards the state of Yanqi, but was eventually defeated by Yanqi with its allies, Li Chong fled to the state of Qiuci, and died soon after the fall of Xin Dynasty

Xin Dynasty

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