120s BC

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Events of the 120s BC129–120 BC

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What happened in the 120s BC?

In the 120s BC (129–120 BC), Western Han generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing defeated the Xiongnu and won the Hexi Corridor, and Zhang Qian returned to Chang'an. In Rome, Gaius Gracchus pushed reforms as tribune but killed himself after being declared a public enemy, and Gallia Narbonensis became a province.

  1. Pergamon becomes the Roman province of AsiaMiddle East
  2. Parthia moves capital to CtesiphonMiddle East
  3. Seleucids defeated at the Battle of EcbatanaMiddle East
  4. Wei Qing seizes Henan region from XiongnuAsia
  5. Zhang Qian returns to Chang'anAsia
  6. Gaius Gracchus becomes tribuneEurope
  7. Rome makes Gallia Narbonensis a provinceEurope
  8. Huo Qubing defeats Xiongnu, wins Hexi CorridorAsia

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