武昌

Region: China · Coordinates: 30.556, 114.311 · 6 events

Events

YearSourceAccount
AD 221Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi)Sun Quan moved his capital from Gong'an to E, renamed it Wuchang, and established Wuchang Commandery.
AD 229Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi)Sun Quan ascended the throne as emperor at the south bridge of Wuchang, changed the era to Huanglong, and posthumously honored his father Sun Jian as Emperor Wulie.
AD 265Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi)Following the memorial of Bu Chan, Governor of Xiling, Sun Hao moved the capital to Wuchang and left Ding Gu and Zhuge Jing in charge of Jianye.
AD 322Book of Jin (Jinshu), Imperial AnnalsGrand General Wang Dun raised troops at Wuchang under the pretext of attacking Liu Wei.
AD 907Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), AnnalsEzhou was repeatedly attacked by Huai barbarians; as the siege tightened and grain ran out, Du Hong asked for relief.
AD 907Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), AnnalsAfter more than a year of siege, Wuchang ran out of food and, with no relief, fell to the Huai bandits; Du Hong was escorted to the Huai army.
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