Atlas of Battles

commander, 14 engagements

Battles of Batu Khan

Battles of Batu Khan

Khan of the Golden Horde, 1205 to 1255

Batu Khan is recorded as a commander at 14 placed engagements in the atlas between 1220 and 1242: 7 battles and 7 sieges across 5 present-day countries, most in Russia (6), Ukraine (3), Hungary (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 7,742 km apart end to end, 596 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mongol invasions and conquests (12).

Mongol invasion of AlaniaSiege of BilärSiege of MoscowSiege of VladimirSiege of KozelskSack of ChernigovSiege of Esztergom (1241)Battle of Grobnik fieldMongol invasion of the Latin EmpireMongol invasion of EuropeSiege of Ryazan (1237)Siege of KyivBattle of MohiFirst Mongol invasion of HungaryMongol invasion of EuropeSiege of Ryazan (1237)Siege of KyivBattle of MohiFirst Mongol invasion of HungaryBerlinViennaAnkaraNaplesBucharestWarsawPragueKøbenhavnBakuMinsk1000 km49.063N, 32.416E
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1220: 1 engagements1223: 1 engagements1236: 1 engagements1237: 1 engagements1238: 3 engagements3 in 12381239: 1 engagements1240: 1 engagements1241: 2 engagements1242: 3 engagements3 in 124212201242
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Mongol invasion of Alania, 1220Mongol invasion of Europe, 1223Siege of Bilär, 1236Siege of Ryazan (1237), 1237Siege of Moscow, 1238Siege of Vladimir, 1238Siege of Kozelsk, 1238Sack of Chernigov, 1239Siege of Kyiv, 1240Battle of Mohi, 1241Siege of Esztergom (1241), 1241Battle of Grobnik field, 1242Mongol invasion of the Latin Empire, 1242First Mongol invasion of Hungary, 124212201242
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1220Mongol invasion of AlaniaNorth Caucasus, RussiaMongol victory
1223Mongol invasion of EuropeEastern Europe, Ukraine1,165 km NW
1236Siege of BilärBilär, Russia1,479 km NEMongol victory
1237Siege of Ryazan (1237)Staraya Ryazan, Russia644 km WMongol victory
1238Siege of MoscowMoscow, Russia234 km NWMongol victory
1238Siege of VladimirVladimir, Russia178 km EMongol victory
February 1238Siege of KozelskKozelsk, Russia375 km SWMongol victory
1239Sack of ChernigovChernihiv, Ukraine413 km SWMongol victory
1240Siege of KyivKyiv, Ukraine128 km SWMongol victory
11 April 1241Battle of MohiMuhi, Hungary750 km WMongol victory
December 1241Siege of Esztergom (1241)Esztergom, Hungary163 km WHungarian victory; City devasted, but blocked Mongols
1242Battle of Grobnik fieldRijeka, Croatia427 km SWCroatian victory
1242Mongol invasion of the Latin EmpireThrace, Bulgaria1,000 km EMongol victory
1242First Mongol invasion of HungaryKingdom of Hungary, Hungary785 km NWMongol withdrawal; Hungarian defeat at Battle of Mohi...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Rashid al-Din Hamadani, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.