Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of Genghis Khan

Battles of Genghis Khan

founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire (1162–1227)

Genghis Khan is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1187 and 1790: 3 battles, 7 sieges and 1 campaign across 9 present-day countries, most in China (2), Uzbekistan (2), Russia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 12,194 km apart end to end, 1,219 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mongol invasions and conquests (7), Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty (2), Seventh Russo-Turkish War (1).

Battle of Dalan BaljutSiege of ZhongduSiege of SamarkandSiege of NishapurSiege of MervSiege of BamyanBattle of YehulingMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern IranSiege of Bukhara (1220)Battle of IndusSiege of IzmailBattle of YehulingMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern IranSiege of Bukhara (1220)Battle of IndusSiege of IzmailTehranTaipeiBaghdadChengduÜrümqiKabulAthensKyivTashkentDubai2000 km41.306N, 72.613E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

1150: 1 engagements1200: 9 engagements9 in 12001750: 1 engagements11501750
11 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Dalan Baljut, 1187Battle of Yehuling, 1211Siege of Zhongdu, 1215Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran, 1219Siege of Samarkand, 1220Siege of Bukhara (1220), 1220Siege of Nishapur, 1220Siege of Merv, 1221Siege of Bamyan, 1221Battle of Indus, 1221Siege of Izmail, 179011871790
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1187Battle of Dalan BaljutOnon River, RussiaJamukha victory
August 1211Battle of YehulingZhangjiakou, People's Republic of China978 km SEMongol victory
1215Siege of ZhongduBeijing, People's Republic of China194 km SEMongol Empire
1219Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern IranCentral Asia, Kazakhstan4,261 km NWMongol victory
1220Siege of SamarkandSamarkand, Uzbekistan676 km SEMongol victory
January 1220Siege of Bukhara (1220)Bukhara, Uzbekistan218 km WMongol victory
October 1220Siege of NishapurNishapur, Iran632 km SWMongol victory
March 1221Siege of MervMerv, Turkmenistan342 km NEMongol victory
June 1221Siege of BamyanBamyan, Afghanistan595 km SEMongol victory
24 November 1221Battle of IndusIndus River, Pakistan417 km EMongol victory
1790Siege of IzmailIzmail, Ukraine3,879 km NWRussian victory

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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.