This is a list of battles from 301 A.D. to 1300 A.D.
4th century Year War Battle Date(s) Description301War of the Eight PrincesBattle of Yangdi–HuangqiaoApril—JuneSima Jiong, Sima Ying and Sima Yong defeats Sima Lun.303Siege of LuoyangSeptember 303—March 304Sima Yong and Sima Ying defeats Sima Ai.304Battle of Dangyin9 SeptemberSima Ying defeats Sima Yue and captures Emperor Hui of Jin.Battle of PingjiSeptemberWang Jun and Sima Teng defeats Sima Ying.306Sack of Chang'anJuneSima Yue defeats Sima Yong and returns Emperor Hui of Jin to Luoyang.311 Upheaval of the Five Barbarians Battle of Ningping May Han-Zhao General Shi Le ambushes and annihilated the Jin army, Wang Yan executed.Fall of Luoyang 13—14 July Han-Zhao capture the Jin Dynasty's capital and capture Emperor Huai of Jin.312 Civil wars of the Tetrarchy Siege of Segusio Spring The series of wars between Constantine and Maxentius starts.Battle of Turin Constantine defeats forces loyal to Maxentius.Battle of Brescia Summer Maxentius sends Ruricus to lead an attack against Constantine, only to fail.Battle of Verona Constantine defeats Maxentius once more in an attack, Ruricus dying whilst leading it.Battle of the Milvian Bridge 28 Oct Constantine takes control of Italy, executing Maxentius and his family after. 313 Battle of Tzirallum 30 April In the eastern part of the Empire, the forces of Licinius defeat Maximinus Daia. 314 Battle of Cibalae Constantine defeats Licinius.315 Arab incursions into the Sassanian empireArab incursion into Pars During the childhood of Shapur II, Arab nomads made several incursions into Pars, where they raided Gor and its surroundings.316 Upheaval of the Five Barbarians Fall of Chang'an Han forces receives the surrender of Emperor Min of Jin; end of the Western Jin. Civil wars of the Tetrarchy Battle of Mardia Late 316 or early 317 Constantine again defeats Licinius, who cedes Illyricum to Constantine. 324 Battle of Adrianople 3 July Constantine defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.Battle of the Hellespont July Flavius Julius Crispus, son of Constantine defeats the naval forces of Licinius.Battle of Chrysopolis 18 Sep Constantine decisively defeats Licinius, establishing his sole control over the Empire.325 Shapur II's Arab campaign Shapur II's Abd Al Qays campaign Shapur II led an expedition against Abd al-Qays, during which he massacred most of the tribe, Later several Abd al-Qays tribesmen were relocated by Shapur to the province of Kirman328 Sixteen Kingdoms Battle of Luoyang Aug/Sep 328—21 Jan 329 Later Zhao defeats the Former Zhao and captures their emperor, Liu Yao. c. 330 Sack of Meroë Kingdom of Axum under King Ezana sack the capital of the Kingdom of Kush, leading to Kush's collapse. 336 Sixteen Kingdoms Battle of Pingguo Feb Murong Huang defeats and captures his brother, Murong Ren. Battle of Oshakan Commander Vache I Mamikonian of Armenia defeats king Sanesan of Maskut. 337 Perso-Roman wars of 337-361 Siege of Nisibis Persians unsuccessfully siege Roman city. 338 Sixteen Kingdoms Battle of Jicheng 12–16 June Former Yan repels a Later Zhao invasion. Perso-Roman wars of 337–361 Siege of Nisibis 15 June—14 or 24 Aug Shapur II besieges Nisibis for 60 days before returning to Persia. 344 Battle of Singara Emperor Constantius II fights an indecisive battle against the Persian King Shapur II. 346 Siege of Nisibis 346—347 Persian King Shapur II again sieges the city and is repelled. 350 Siege of Nisibis King Shapur II sieges Nisibis for the third time, flooding the city but ultimately being unsuccessful and retreats. 351 Roman civil war of 350–353 Battle of Mursa Major 28 Sep Emperor Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius. Sixteen Kingdoms Battle of Xiangguo Nov/Dec 350—April/May 351 Later Zhao and Former Yan defeats Ran Wei. However, the last ruler of Later Zhao, Shi Zhi, is soon assassinated.352 Battle of Liantai 17 May Former Yan defeats Ran Wei and captures Ran Min. 353 Roman civil war of 350–353 Battle of Mons Seleucus Aug Final defeat of Magnentius by Constantius II. 356 Roman–Alamanni conflict and Roman–Germanic Wars Siege of Autun The city of Autun, Burgundy, is besieged by Alamanni forces. Julian the Apostate of Rome relieves the city, ending the siege.Battle of Durocortorum Caesar Julian is defeated by the Alemanni.Battle of Brumath Roman troops under Julian destroy a Germanic war band in open battle.Siege of Senonae Germanic troops unsuccessfully besiege the city of Senonae, where Julian is staying for the winter.357 Battle of Strasbourg Julian expels the Alamanni from the Rhineland.359 Perso-Roman wars of 337–361 Battle of Amida Sasanians capture Amida from the Romans.360 Siege of Singara Sasanians take Singara. 363 Julian's Persian expedition Battle of Ctesiphon 29 May Emperor Julian defeats Shapur II outside the walls of the Persian capital, but is unable to take the city, leading to an ultimate disaster on the retreat back to Roman territory.Battle of Samarra June Julian fights the Sasanians and is subsequently killed in battle. Though indecisive, the battle leads to massive losses for the Roman Empire through a forced peace treaty.366 Procopius' Rebellion Battle of Thyatira The army of the Roman Emperor Valens defeats the usurper Procopius.367 Roman–Alamanni conflict and Roman–Germanic Wars Battle of Solicinium Romans under Emperor Valentinian I defeat yet another Alemanni incursion.369 Huan Wen's Northern Expeditions Battle of Fangtou March/April—9 Nov Former Yan and Former Qin defeats Eastern Jin forces led by Huan Wen.370 Conquest of Former Yan by Former Qin Battle of Luchuan Nov Former Qin forces led by Wang Meng defeat Former Yan. 373 Battle of the Tanais River The Huns defeat the Alans near the Don, beginning the great period of the Germanic migrations. 377 Gothic War and Roman–Germanic Wars Battle of the Willows Roman troops fight an inconclusive battle against the Goths.Battle of Dibaltum Goths, Alans and Huns defeat Romans. 378 Battle of Adrianople 9 Aug The Thervings under Fritigern defeat and kill the Eastern Roman Emperor Valens. Roman–Germanic Wars Battle of Argentovaria The Western Emperor Gratianus is victorious over the Alamanni, yet again. 380 Gothic War and Roman–Germanic Wars Battle of Thessalonica The Goths under Fritigern fight and defeat a Roman army under Emperor Theodosius I. 383 Sixteen Kingdoms Battle of Feishui 30 Nov Fu Jiān is defeated by the Jin commander Xie An. The kingdom of the Former Qin collapses shortly thereafter. 388 Roman civil war Battle of the Save Emperor Theodosius I defeats the usurper Magnus Maximus. Also known as the Battle of Poetovio. 394 Battle of the Frigidus 5–6 Sep The Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the last Pagan-tolerant usurper Eugenius and his Frankish general Arbogast. 395 Sixteen Kingdoms Battle of Canhe Slope 8 Dec Part of the Later Yan campaign into Northern Wei territory; crushing defeat for the Later Yan forces.397 Battle of Baisi 23–24 March Northern Wei defeats the Later Yan, driving them out of the Central Plains.
5th century