119 BC

February 2011 -119 119 __NOTOC__ Year 119 BC was a year of the 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 By place Roman Republic The second Dalmatian war begins. China Spring: Han Chinese forces under the General-in-Chief Wei Qing and the cavalry general Huo Qubing invade the 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 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.Hing Ming Hung The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty 2020 978-1628944167 164–168 AlgoraSima Qian Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Xiongnu, Section: Wei Qing & Huo Qubing Government monopolies are established in iron, salt and liquor. Deaths Di Shan, Chinese politician of the Han dynasty Li Guang, Chinese general of the Han dynasty References