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Yehuling Campaign 1211

Yehuling Campaign: Bataille entre mongols & chinois
Image: Sayf al-Vâhidî. Hérât. Afghanistan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1211Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationChinaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
War / conflictMongol conquest of the Jin dynastyWikidata P361
Coordinates41.1037, 114.7170Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Yehuling, including the Battle of Huihe River, the Battles at Wild Fox Ridge, and the Battle of Badger Mouth, was fought between the Mongol Empire and the Jin dynasty in 1211, during the first stage of the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty. The battle took place in the northwest of present-day Wanquan District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province. It concluded with a Mongol victory, hastening the decline of the Jin dynasty.

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Location

41.1037, 114.7170 · China

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