Battle of the Kalka River (1381)
| Battle of the Kalka River (1381) | |||||||
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| Part of the Great Troubles | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mamai's faction | Tokhtamysh's faction | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mamai | Tokhtamysh | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown, smaller | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown, most likely higher | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of the Kalka River in 1381 was fought between the Mongol warlords Mamai and Tokhtamysh (also spelt Toqtamish) for control of the Golden Horde. Tokhtamysh was the victor and became sole ruler of the Horde.