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Year '''127 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 Ravilla and Cinna''' (or, less frequently, '''year 627 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]''''') and the '''Second Year of Yuanshuo'''. The denomination 127 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 ===
==== Parthia ====
* The [[Scythians]] defeat the [[Parthian Empire|Parthians]] in a battle around [[Medes|Media]].

==== China ====
* January: Emperor [[Wu of Han]] begins a policy of pressuring the [[Kings of the Han dynasty|client kings]] of the [[Han dynasty]] into dividing their kingdoms. Previously, only the eldest son would inherit a kingdom. However, in an edict, Wu permits the kings of [[Liang Kingdom|Liang]] and [[Chengyang Kingdom|Chengyang]] to divide the land of their states and distribute the land to their younger brothers. Wu grants these brothers titles and promises to do the same if other kings grant land to younger brothers and younger sons. This precedent pressures other kings to do likewise, and Wu places the younger brothers and younger sons under the jurisdiction of the imperial prefectures.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|pages= 138–139|publisher= Algora}}</ref>
* [[Wei Qing]] defeats a Xiongnu army near Gaoque. He then invades the [[Ordos Plateau]], defeats the [[Xiongnu]] and their Baiyang and Loufan allies in the battles of Puni and Fuli, and then defeats the main Xiongnu force. The conquered territory becomes [[Shuofang Commandery]]. Wu orders the foundation of Shuofang City, and the system of defenses that had been built by the [[Qin dynasty]] general [[Meng Tian]] are repaired.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|pages= 140–141|publisher= Algora}}</ref>
* The Han rationalize the northern frontier, abandoning the remote region of Zaoyang to the Xiongnu.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|page= 140|publisher= Algora}}</ref>
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== Deaths ==
* [[Nicomedes II of Bithynia|Nicomedes II]] ('''Epiphanes'''), king of [[Bithynia]]
* [[Zhufu Yan]], Chinese politician and official of the [[Han dynasty]] (or [[126 BC]])

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