Battle of Sanfengshan explained

Conflict:Battle of Sanfeng Mountain
Partof:the Mongol–Jin War
Caption:All significant conquests and movements of Genghis Khan. Eastern campaign routes show the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty.
Date:February 9, 1232
Place:Sanfeng Mountain, Jin China (southwest of present-day Yuzhou, Henan Province, China)
Result:Mongol victory
Territorial Changes:North China added to the Mongol Empire
Combatant1:Mongol Empire
Combatant2:Jin dynasty
Commander1:Subutai
Commander2:Wanyan Heda (POW)
Strength1:50,000 horsemen[1]
Strength2:130,000 infantry
20,000 horsemen
Casualties1:light
Casualties2:Very heavy

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.

Notes and References

  1. Carl Svedrup, "Sube`etei Ba`atur", Anonymous Strategist, 41–43.