Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty

Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty
Part of the Mongol conquest of China

An illustration of the Battle of Yehuling
Date1211–1234
Location
Result Mongol–Song victory
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Strength
Total: 180,000–210,000
  • c.90,000–120,000 horse archers
  • 40,000 Han Chinese defectors
  • 30,000 Liao defectors
  • 20,000 Song soldiers

  • 1212: 90,000
  • 1231: 50,000
  • 1233: 15,000
Total: 950,000
  • 800,000 infantry
  • 150,000 cavalry

  • 1212: 30,000–50,000
  • 1231: 200,000
  • 1233: 100,000
Mongol–Jin War
Traditional Chinese蒙金戰爭
Simplified Chinese蒙金战争
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMéng Jīn zhànzhēng

The Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty, also known as the Mongol–Jin War, was fought between the Mongol Empire and the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in Manchuria and North China. The war, which started in 1211, lasted over 23 years and ended with the complete conquest of the Jin dynasty by the Mongols in 1234.