Battle of Yehuling
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The Battle of Yehuling, also known as the Battle of Wild Fox Ridge, or the Battle of Badger Mouth took place in Jin China between August and October 1211 at Yehuling (野狐嶺; lit. "Wild Fox Ridge"). It was fought by the Mongol Empire and the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty during the first stage of the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty. The battle was fought in the northwest of present-day Wanquan District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province. It concluded in a Mongol victory over the northern part of the Jin, hastening the decline of the Jin dynasty.
| Battle of Yehuling | |||||||
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| Part of the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty | |||||||
An illustration of the Battle of Yehuling, from Jami' al-tawarikh by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mongol Empire | Jin Dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Genghis Khan Muqali Jebe Ögedei Subutai |
Emperor Xingsheng Wanyan Chengyu Zhuhu Gaoqi Hushahu Wanyan Jiujin † Tushan Yi Shimo Ming'an | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 90,000 elite cavalry |
400,000 at Yehuling 800,000 infantry and 150,000 elite cavalry spread across the Great Wall | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minimal |
Heavy Most of the army wiped out | ||||||
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| Battle of Yehuling | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 野狐嶺戰役 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 野狐岭战役 | ||||||
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