Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Ögedei Khan

Battles of Ögedei Khan

Khan of the Mongol Empire (c.1186-1241) (r. 1229-1241)

Ögedei Khan is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1211 and 1237: 5 battles, 2 sieges and 1 campaign across 7 present-day countries, most in China (2), Kazakhstan (1), Uzbekistan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 24,334 km apart end to end, 3,476 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mongol invasions and conquests (6), Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty (2).

Siege of SamarkandSiege of CaizhouMongol invasion of CircassiaBattle of YehulingMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern IranBattle of IndusMongol invasion of EuropeMongol invasions of KoreaBattle of YehulingMongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern IranBattle of IndusMongol invasion of EuropeMongol invasions of KoreaTehranTaipeiBaghdadChengduÜrümqiKabulTashkentDubaiNew Delhi2000 km40.970N, 79.000E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1211: 1 engagements1 in 12111219: 1 engagements1 in 12191220: 1 engagements1 in 12201221: 1 engagements1 in 12211223: 1 engagements1 in 12231231: 1 engagements1 in 12311233: 1 engagements1 in 12331237: 1 engagements1 in 123712111237
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Yehuling, 1211Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran, 1219Siege of Samarkand, 1220Battle of Indus, 1221Mongol invasion of Europe, 1223Mongol invasions of Korea, 1231Siege of Caizhou, 1233Mongol invasion of Circassia, 123712111237
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
August 1211Battle of YehulingZhangjiakou, People's Republic of ChinaMongol victory
1219Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern IranCentral Asia, Kazakhstan4,077 km NWMongol victory
1220Siege of SamarkandSamarkand, Uzbekistan676 km SEMongol victory
24 November 1221Battle of IndusIndus River, Pakistan803 km SEMongol victory
1223Mongol invasion of EuropeEastern Europe, Ukraine3,770 km NW
1231Mongol invasions of KoreaKorean Peninsula, South Korea7,351 km NEMongol victory
November 1233Siege of CaizhouCaizhou, China1,254 km WMongol–Song victory
1237Mongol invasion of CircassiaCircassia, Russia6,404 km NW

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