Region: China · Coordinates: 34.260, 117.190 · 30 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 208 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | After Xiang Liang's death, King Huai moved his capital from Xutai to Pengcheng and took personal command of the forces of Lü Chen and Xiang Yu; the Duke of Pei became Commandant of Tang. |
| 206 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Xiang Yu proclaimed himself Hegemon-King of Western Chu and made Pengcheng his capital; breaking his pledge, he made the Duke of Pei King of Han, with the forty-one counties of Ba, Shu and Hanzhong and the capital at Nanzheng. |
| 205 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | The King of Han united the forces of five lords and marched east; Peng Yue came over with thirty thousand men. Entering Pengcheng, he seized its beauties and treasure and held a great feast. |
| 205 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Xiang Yu led thirty thousand picked troops from Lu through Huling and Xiao and struck Pengcheng at dawn, routing the Han army on the Sui River; the river was dammed and would not flow, and the King escaped with a few dozen riders. |
| 205 BC | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Xiang Yu, with thirty thousand elite troops, went from Lu through Huling to Xiao and struck the Han army at dawn; by noon he had routed them to the east as far as Pengcheng, and more than a hundred thousand Han soldiers drowned in the Gu and Si rivers. |
| AD 349 | Book of Jin (Jinshu), Imperial Annals | Chu Pou advanced as far as Pengcheng but was defeated by Li Nong at Daibei. |
| AD 378 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In the eighth month Peng Chao attacked Pengcheng, and by edict the right general Mao Husheng with fifty thousand guarded Gushu to block the Qin troops. |
| AD 379 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Dai Lu led the people of Pengcheng and followed Qian to flee to Xuan; Chao at last took Pengcheng, had Xu Bao hold it, and then attacked Xuyi to the south. |
| AD 420 | Book of Song (Songshu), Annals | An edict exempted from taxes for thirty years the home district of Liu Yu around Pengcheng (the three commanderies of Pengcheng, Pei and Xiapi). |
| AD 430 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Song Emperor Wen sends Right General Dao Yanzhi with 50,000 armored soldiers on a northern campaign (March). |
| AD 450 | Book of Song (Songshu), Annals | Wang Xuanmo was sent north as General Yongshuo, and Grand Commandant Liu Yigong, Prince of Jiangxia, went to Pengcheng to remain and command the various armies. |
| AD 450 | Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals | Passing through Pengcheng, he advanced toward Xuyi. |
| AD 465 | History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals | The former Deposed Emperor personally went on campaign against Liu Chang, Prince of Yangyi and Governor of Xuzhou, and Chang fled to Northern Wei. |
| AD 465 | Book of Song (Songshu), Annals | When the Former Deposed Emperor moved to attack Liu Chang, Prince of Yiyang, General Who Pacifies the North and Governor of Xuzhou, Liu Chang fled to Wei. |
| AD 466 | History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals | Xue Andu brought in the Wei army, and Zhang Yong and Shen Youzhi suffered a crushing defeat; the four prefectures north of the Huai and the Huaixi of Yuzhou were lost. |
| AD 466 | Book of Song (Songshu), Annals | Xue Andu, Governor of Xuzhou, also did not receive orders. |
| AD 466 | Book of Song (Songshu), Annals | Xue Andu invited Wei in; Zhang Yong and Shen Youzhi were routed, and the four prefectures north of the Huai and the Huaixi lands of Yuzhou were lost. |
| AD 466 | Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals | Xue Andu, Governor of Xuzhou for Song, handed Pengcheng over to Wei; Wei Yuan came to his rescue. |
| AD 525 | History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals | Yuan Fasheng, governor of Xuzhou, seized the city, proclaimed himself King of Song, and submitted to Liang, sending his son to Liang. |
| AD 525 | Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals | Yuan Fasheng, prefect of Xuzhou for Wei, surrendered Pengcheng to Liang. |
| AD 525 | Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals | Xiao Zong, Prince of Yuzhang, temporarily stationed at Pengcheng, concurrently overseeing the armies and the affairs of Xuzhou. |
| AD 525 | Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals | Xiao Zong fled to Wei, and Wei recovered Pengcheng. |
| AD 525 | History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals | Wei Xuzhou Governor Yuan Fasheng took Pengcheng and surrendered to Liang. |
| AD 525 | History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals | Prince Yuzhang Zong fled to Wei, and Wei again took Pengcheng. |
| AD 525 | Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals | Xiao Zong, Prince of Yuzhang of Liang, slipped out of Pengcheng at night and surrendered to Wei. |
| AD 547 | Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals | A great battle at Hanshan: Xiao Yuanming was crushed and captured by Wei along with Hu Guisun and others. |
| AD 547 | Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals | Yuanming, Marquis of Zhenyang of Liang, dammed the Si River at Hanshan, intending to flood Pengcheng. |
| AD 547 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Liang's Xiao Yuanming attacks Pengcheng, in Eastern Wei's Xuzhou; Wang Ze defends the city. |
| AD 573 | Book of Northern Qi (Bei Qishu), Annals | In the fifth month, Kaifu Yu Pohu and Changsun Hongluo fought Chen general Wu Mingche south of Lü Liang and were routed; Changsun Hongluo died in battle. Qin and Jing prefectures fell, and Wu Mingche then took the prefectures of He and He as well. |
| AD 915 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Niu Cunjie and others take Pengcheng; Wang Yin burns himself to death together with his clan. |