Battle of Sanfengshan
The Battle of Sanfengshan, literally the Battle of the Three-Peak Mountain, was a major decisive battle fought between the Mongol Empire and Jin China during the first stage of the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty. The battle was fought in 9 February 1232 at the Sanfeng Mountain which is in the southwest of what is now the city Yuzhou in Henan Province, China. The battle resulted with a crushing Mongol victory, successfully planned and orchestrated by their general Subutai, and successfully wiped out the last field army of the Jin Dynasty, therefore sealing its fate of falling to the Mongol Empire.
| Battle of Sanfeng Mountain | |||||||
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| Part of the Mongol–Jin War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mongol Empire | Jin dynasty | ||||||
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Ogadei Khan Tolui Subutai | Wanyan Heda (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 50,000 horsemen[1] |
130,000 infantry 20,000 horsemen | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| light | Very heavy | ||||||
| Battle of Sanfengshan | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 三峰山之战 | ||||||
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References
- Carl Svedrup, "Sube`etei Ba`atur", Anonymous Strategist, 41–43.
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