Battle of Jao Modo
| Battle of Jao Modo (Zuunmod) | |||||||
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| Part of Dzungar–Qing War | |||||||
Kangxi Emperor en route to attack the Dzungar Khan, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, in 1696.. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Qing dynasty | Dzungar Khanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Kangxi Emperor Sun Sike (Sun Ssu-k'o) |
Galdan Boshugtu Khan Queen Anu † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 50,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,000 | 8,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Jao Modo (Mongolian: Зуунмод-Тэрэлжийн тулалдаан; Chinese: 昭莫多之戰; pinyin: zhāo mò duō zhī zhàn) also known as the Battle of Zuunmod (literally "Battle of the Hundred Trees"), was fought on June 12, 1696, on the banks of the upper Terelj river 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of the modern-day Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. A Dzungar-Mongol army under the command of Galdan Boshugtu Khan was defeated by Qing armies personally led by the Kangxi Emperor. This decisive Qing victory in the early stages of the Dzungar–Qing Wars (1687–1758) effectively incorporated Khalkha Mongolia under Qing rule and relegated Dzungar Mongol forces to Inner Asia until they were finally defeated in 1758.