Editing 123 BC (section)

==== China ====
* Spring: The [[Han dynasty|Han]] General-in-Chief [[Wei Qing]] launches two invasions of Xiongnu territory from Dingxiang, defeating two Xiongnu armies and killing or capturing several thousand of the enemy. 
:* During the second expedition, the force under Su Jian and [[Zhao Xin (general)|Zhao Xin]] is surrounded and almost entirely destroyed by the army of [[Yizhixie Chanyu]]. Zhao Xin defects to the Chanyu.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|pages= 158–159}}</ref>
:* For these two campaigns, [[Emperor Wu of Han]] orders Wei Qing to make his eighteen-year-old nephew [[Huo Qubing]] the commander of a force of 800 cavalry. Raiding deep into enemy territory, Huo's force kills or captures a Xiongnu Prime Minister and a Household Administrator, kills the Marquis of Jiruo (an elder relative of Yizhixie Chanyu), and captures the Chanyu's uncle Luogubi.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|pages= 159–160}}</ref>
* A conspiracy led by [[Liu An]], king of [[Huainan]], is discovered. Liu An commits suicide, and his queen and crown prince are executed. Huainan becomes Jiujiang Prefecture.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|pages= 151–158}}</ref>
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