Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Möngke Khan

Battles of Möngke Khan

Fourth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, 1209 to 1259

Möngke Khan is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1223 and 1259: 3 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign across 5 present-day countries, most in Ukraine (1), South Korea (1), Iran (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 21,914 km apart end to end, 5,478 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mongol invasions and conquests (3), Kublai Khan's Campaigns (1), Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty (1).

Mongol invasion of EuropeMongol invasions of KoreaMongol campaign against the NizarisMongol invasions of VietnamSiege of DiaoyuchengMongol invasion of EuropeMongol invasions of KoreaMongol campaign against the NizarisMongol invasions of VietnamSiege of DiaoyuchengTaipeiBengaluruBangkokBaghdadChengduÜrümqiKabulAddis AbabaTashkentDubai5000 km31.500N, 79.000E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1223: 1 engagements1 in 12231231: 1 engagements1 in 12311253: 1 engagements1 in 12531258: 1 engagements1 in 12581259: 1 engagements1 in 125912231259
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Mongol invasion of Europe, 1223Mongol invasions of Korea, 1231Mongol campaign against the Nizaris, 1253Mongol invasions of Vietnam, 1258Siege of Diaoyucheng, 125912231259
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1223Mongol invasion of EuropeEastern Europe, Ukraine
1231Mongol invasions of KoreaKorean Peninsula, South Korea7,351 km NEMongol victory
1253Mongol campaign against the NizarisKhorasan, Iran6,586 km NWMongol victory
1258Mongol invasions of VietnamChampa, Vietnam6,189 km ESee Aftermath section
January 1259Siege of DiaoyuchengDiaoyu Fortress, People's Republic of China1,788 km NSong victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Abdullâh Sultân (atelier). Shîrâz, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.