| Battle of Sanfeng Mountain |
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| Part of the Mongol–Jin War |
| Date | February 9, 1232 |
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| Location | |
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| Result |
Mongol victory |
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Territorial
changes |
North China added to the Mongol Empire |
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| Belligerents |
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Mongol Empire |
Jin dynasty |
| Commanders and leaders |
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Tolui |
Wanyan Heda †
Wanyan Chenheshang † |
| Strength |
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40,000–75,000 |
150,000 |
| Casualties and losses |
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Heavy |
Very heavy |
The Battle of Sanfengshan, literally the Battle of the Three-Peak Mountain, was a major decisive battle fought between the Mongol Empire and Jin China during the first stage of the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty. The battle was fought in 9 February 1232 at the Sanfeng Mountain which is in the southwest of what is now the city Yuzhou in Henan Province, China. The battle resulted with a crushing Mongol victory, successfully planned and orchestrated by their general Tolui, who was accompanied by his brother Ögedei Khan.[1] The battle wiped out the last field army of the Jin Dynasty, therefore sealing its fate of falling to the Mongol Empire.
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