Siege of Ma-i (BC 201)

Siege of Ma-i (BC 201)
	Part of Han–Xiongnu War
Location	Ma-i
Result	Xiongnu victory
Belligerents
Xiongnu	Han Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Modu Chanyu	Prince Hsin ; Wang Huang ; Chao-li
Strength
Unknown	Unknown

In order to counter the Xiongnu attacks, Emperor Kao-tsu took some precautionary measures. In 201 BC, he sent Hsin, the king (prince/ruler) of the Han region, to the Ma-i region to defend its borders against the Xiongnus.In the fall of the same year, Hsin, who had been besieged by Mo-tu's forces for a long time, sent envoys to the Xiongnus several times to seek peace. His frequent contacts with the Xiongnus led to his being denounced as a traitor by the Han emperor. Realizing the situation, Hsin surrendered the city of Ma-i to the Xiongnu, fearing he would be killed.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Aftermath

Not content with this city, Mo-tu went further south and launched the campaign that would culminate in the Battle of Baideng.^[3]

References

^ Shih Chih (93) (in Chinese). p. 2633.
^ Han Shu 94A (in Chinese). p. 3753.
^ ^a ^b Barfield, Thomas. The Perilious Frontier. Massachusets. p. 35.

[1] Shih Chih (93) (in Chinese). p. 2633.

[2] Han Shu 94A (in Chinese). p. 3753.

[:0-3] Barfield, Thomas. The Perilious Frontier. Massachusets. p. 35.

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