Editing 119 BC

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Year '''119 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Dalmaticus and Cotta''' (or, less frequently, '''year 635 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]''''') and the '''Fourth Year of Yuanshou'''. The denomination 119 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Republic ====
* The [[second Dalmatian war]] begins.

==== China ====
* Spring: [[Han China|Han Chinese]] forces under the General-in-Chief [[Wei Qing]] and the cavalry general [[Huo Qubing]] invade the [[Xiongnu|Xiongnu Empire]].
:*[[Battle of Mobei]]: Wei Qing crosses the [[Gobi Desert]], defeats [[Yizhixie Chanyu]] and kills or captures 19,000 Xiongnu.
:*Huo Qubing crosses the eastern Gobi, defeats and executes Bijuqi, defeats the Tuqi (Worthy Prince) of the Left (East), and captures three kings. He reaches as far as [[Lake Baikal]].
:* Failing to reconnoiter with Wei Qing's army, general [[Li Guang]] commits suicide after learning that Wei has prepared charges against him.
:* [[Emperor Wu of Han|Emperor Wu]] creates the rank of Grand Marshal and gives it to both Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, thereby making Huo's rank and salary equal to that of Wei.
* Emperor Wu suspends further campaigning against the Xiongnu due to a shortage of horses.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|pages= 164–168|publisher= Algora}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Sima|last= Qian|title=Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Xiongnu, Section: Wei Qing & Huo Qubing}}</ref> 
* Government monopolies are established in [[Iron (material)|iron]], [[salt]] and [[liquor]].
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== Births ==

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== Deaths ==
* [[Di Shan]], Chinese politician of the [[Han dynasty]]
* [[Li Guang]], Chinese general of the Han dynasty

== References ==
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