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Mongol Campaign against Jin in Hebei

Type Event Region North China Time 1221

In 1221, Muqali led Mongol forces south again, systematically campaigning against the Jin's Hebei Circuit in the North China Plain.

Timeline

  1. 1221South of the Gobi–Hebei border · North ChinaGenghis Khan ordered Muqali to command all forces south of the Gobi, advancing again from the grassland's southern edge toward the Jin's Hebei Circuit, using cavalry mobility and offers of surrender to open a route south.
  2. 1221Baozhou, Zhongshan Prefecture · Hebei CircuitMongol forces took Baozhou, Zhongshan, and other cities in separate columns, broke Jin defensive positions along the river, gradually controlled the main transport routes of central Hebei, and compressed Jin maneuvering space.
  3. 1221Interior of Hebei Circuit · Hebei CircuitAfter breakthroughs at Zhending and elsewhere, Mongol forces continued clearing out remaining Jin garrisons and forts, installing Mongol officials and surrendered generals to hold them, incorporating Hebei into the forward occupation zone of the Mongol war against Jin.

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