Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of Jebe

general serving under Genghis Khan, 1181 to 1225

Jebe is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1209 and 1300: 9 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign across 6 present-day countries, most in Russia (4), Kazakhstan (3), China (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 15,809 km apart end to end, 1,757 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mongol invasions and conquests (8), Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty (1).

Irghiz River skirmishSiege of SamarkandMongol invasion of AlaniaBattle of Khankala (1222)Battle of Samara BendChem River BattleBattle of YehulingMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern IranMongol invasion of EuropeBattle of the Kalka RiverMongol invasions of GeorgiaBattle of YehulingMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern IranMongol invasion of EuropeBattle of the Kalka RiverMongol invasions of GeorgiaTehranBaghdadChengduÜrümqiKabulKyivTashkentNew Delhi2000 km47.310N, 72.858E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1200s: 1 engagements1210s: 2 engagements1220s: 6 engagements6 in 1220s1300s: 1 engagements1200s1300s
10 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

In time order

Irghiz River skirmish, 1209Battle of Yehuling, 1211Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran, 1219Siege of Samarkand, 1220Mongol invasion of Alania, 1220Battle of Khankala (1222), 1222Mongol invasion of Europe, 1223Battle of Samara Bend, 1223Battle of the Kalka River, 1223Chem River Battle, 130012091300
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1209Irghiz River skirmishIrgiz River, KazakhstanIndecisive
August 1211Battle of YehulingZhangjiakou, People's Republic of China4,157 km EMongol victory
1219Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern IranCentral Asia, Kazakhstan4,077 km NWMongol victory
1220Siege of SamarkandSamarkand, Uzbekistan676 km SEMongol victory
1220Mongol invasion of AlaniaNorth Caucasus, Russia1,963 km WMongol victory
1222Battle of Khankala (1222)North Caucasus, Russia0 km NMongol victory
1223Mongol invasion of EuropeEastern Europe, Ukraine1,165 km NW
1223Battle of Samara BendVolga Bulgaria, Russia1,396 km NEBulgar tactical victory
31 May 1223Battle of the Kalka RiverKalchyk, Russia1,174 km SWMongol victory
1300Chem River BattleEmba River, Kazakhstan1,201 km EMongol victory
date unknownMongol invasions of GeorgiaCaucasus, GeorgiaMongol victory; Georgian–Mongolian treaty of 1239

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. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.