|
History — Military history — List of
battles
The Battle of Fei or the Battle of Feishui (Traditional Chinese: 淝水之戰; Simplified Chinese: 淝水之战; Hanyu Pinyin Féishŭi zhī zhàn) occurred in 383 AD at the time of
the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Fu Jian of the Former Qin was defeated by the army of Eastern Jin inferior in number.
Jin Shu recorded the story, that during
the Battle of Feishui, a well-known go player, bet his villa on a go
game against his nephew Xian Zuan,
to illustrate that if one is determined one can overcome a stronger opponent.
|