Region: China · Coordinates: 38.304, 116.845 · 10 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 528 | Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals | Ge Rong took Cangzhou; eight or nine out of ten of its residents died. |
| AD 775 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In September 775, Baoshen and Zhu Tao attack Cangzhou; Ting Jie, the zongfu of Tian Chengsi, defends it, and Baoshen cannot win. |
| AD 906 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | The Bian army surrounds Cangzhou and builds bulwarks, so that not even birds or rats can get through. |
| AD 910 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Liu Shouguang's siege of Cangzhou drags on, and Liu Yanzuo, with his strength spent, surrenders. |
| AD 912 | Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals | On day Xinchou, Zhang Wanjin, a commander at Cangzhou, killed the acting governor Liu Jiwei, proclaimed himself governor of Cang, sent word of submission to Liang, and asked the emperor to accept his surrender. |
| AD 916 | Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals | Dai Siyuan, military governor of Cangzhou for Liang, abandoned his city and fled, and former general Mao Zhang entered the city. |
| AD 916 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Jin presses Cangzhou with its forces; Dai Siyuan abandons the city and flees, and Mao Zhang raises the city and surrenders. |
| AD 1220 | History of Jin (Jinshi), Annals | Song forces and Red Jacket rebels invaded Hebei and several prefectures surrendered; only Cangzhou Circuit Commissioner Wang Fu held out (he later surrendered to Zhang Lin). |
| AD 1275 | Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) | Changlu is a great city of salt and commerce. |
| AD 1400 | History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals | The Prince of Yan feigned an attack on Liaodong and headed south day and night; at Cangzhou he captured Xu Kai and broke the city, then buried 3,000 surrendered soldiers alive. |