Fall of Chang'an

For the sack of Chang'an during the end of the Han dynasty, see Battle of Chang'an.
Fall of Chang'an
Part of Upheaval of the Five Barbarians

Map of China shortly after the fall of Chang'an in December 316.
DateAugust or September–11 December 316 AD
Location
Xi'an, Shaanxi
Result Han victory; Emperor Huai surrenders
Belligerents
Han-Zhao Western Jin
Commanders and leaders
Liu Yao Emperor Huai of Jin 
Qu Yun 
Suo Chen 
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Fall of Chang'an
Traditional Chinese長安之戰
Simplified Chinese长安之战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCháng'ān zhī zhàn

The Fall of Chang'an, also known as the Battle of Chang'an, was fought between the states of Han-Zhao and Western Jin from August to 11 December 316 during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of China. The battle, as part of the Han general Liu Yao's third and final invasion of Chang'an, concluded in a Han victory with the surrender of Emperor Huai of Jin, signalling the end of the Western Jin and paving the way for the establishment of the Eastern Jin in the south at Jiankang.

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