Battle of Yehuling
41°06′13″N 114°43′01″E / 41.1037°N 114.717°E
| 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 |
Wanyan Yongji Wanyan Chengyu Zhuhu Gaoqi Hushahu Wanyan Jiujin † Tushan Yi Shimo Ming'an | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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90,000 elite cavalry Modern estimate: fewer than Jin dynasty |
400,000 at Yehuling 800,000 infantry and 150,000 elite cavalry spread across the Great Wall Modern estimate: 30,000–40,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Minimal |
Heavy Most of the army wiped out | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 野狐嶺戰役 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 野狐岭战役 | ||||||
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The Battle of Yehuling, also known as the Battle of Wild Fox Ridge or the Battle of Badger Mouth, was fought between the Mongol Empire and the Jin dynasty in 1211, during the first stage of the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty. The battle took place in the northwest of present-day Wanquan District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province. It concluded with a Mongol victory, hastening the decline of the Jin dynasty.