Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty

Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty
Part of Mongol conquest of China

An illustration of the Battle of Yehuling during the Mongol–Jin War
Date1211–1234
Location
Result

Mongol–Song victory

  • Destruction of the Jin dynasty
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Strength
Total: 180,000–210,000
  • c. 90,000–120,000 horse archers
  • 40,000 Northern Han Chinese defectors
  • 30,000 Khitan defectors
  • 20,000 Song dynasty soldiers

Total: 950,000[a][3]
  • 800,000 Infantry
  • 150,000 cavalry







  • 1212
    30,000–50,000[3]
  • 1231
    200,000
  • 1233
    100,000
Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty
Traditional Chinese蒙金戰爭
Simplified Chinese蒙金战争

The Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty, also known as the Mongol–Jin War, was fought between the Mongol Empire and the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in Manchuria and North China. The war, which started in 1211, lasted over 23 years and ended with the complete conquest of the Jin dynasty by the Mongols in 1234.

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  2. ^ Mongol Warrior 1200–1350 Publisher: Osprey Publishing
  3. ^ a b Sverdrup, Carl (2010). "Numbers in Mongol Warfare". Journal of Medieval Military History. 8. Boydell Press: 109–17 [p. 116]. ISBN 978-1-84383-596-7.


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