battle, notable, medieval

Battle of Yehuling

Name: Battle of Yehuling
Location: Zhangjiakou, People's Republic of China

Battle of Yehuling was a battle fought in August 1211 at Zhangjiakou, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty, which ran from 1211 to 1234. The recorded result: Mongol victory. Recorded strength: 65,000, with 10,000 Onggud auxiliaries against 600,000+, including 500,000 infantry and 120,000 cavalry.

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FoughtAugust 1211

WhereZhangjiakou, People's Republic of China41.104N, 114.717E

OutcomeMongol victory

BelligerentsMongol EmpireagainstJin dynasty

Casualties and lossesLightandDevastating

Part ofMongol conquest of the Jin dynasty1211 to 1234

Where it sits in the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty

4 placed engagements of the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	August 1211 (month precision) to October 1211
Place	Zhangjiakou, People's Republic of China 41.104N, 114.717E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	65,000, with 10,000 Onggud auxiliaries	600,000+, including 500,000 infantry and 120,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses	Light	Devastating
Commanders	Genghis Khan Muqali Jebe Ögedei Khan Subutai	Wanyan Yongji Wanyan Chengyu Zhuhu Gaoqi Heshilie Zhizhong Tushan Yi Shimo Ming'an

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Tumu Crisis 1449, 109 km SE
Marco Polo Bridge incident 1937, 188 km SE
Siege of Zhongdu 1215, 194 km SE
Siege of the International Legations 1900, 194 km SE
Battle of Peking 1900, 195 km SE

In the same war

After: Siege of Zhongdu 1215
All 4 engagements of Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty

Elsewhere in 1211

Battle of Yehuling is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1018947, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Yehuling Campaign, revision 1382470332, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.