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Outbreak of the Mongol–Jin War

Type Event Region East Asia Time 1211–1234

In 1211, Genghis Khan held a kurultai on the Kerulen River and formally declared war on the Jurchen Jin dynasty, opening a 23-year conflict that ende…

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  1. 1210Northern border of the Jin dynasty · North ChinaIn 1210 the Jin sent envoys demanding that Genghis Khan perform a submission rite to the newly enthroned Emperor Shao of Jin, Wanyan Yongji. Genghis Khan refused and showed contempt for the envoys, effectively breaking off the tributary relationship with Jin and bringing the conflict into the open.
  2. 1211Kerulen River · Mongolian PlateauGenghis Khan convened tribal leaders in a kurultai on the Kerulen River, recounting old grievances including the Jin's killing of Mongol ancestors and their policy of divide-and-rule, declaring 'Eternal Heaven has granted me vengeance,' and deciding to wage full-scale war south against Jin.
  3. 1211Northern Jin defensive line · North ChinaMongol forces marched south from the Kerulen River; Jebe led the vanguard in a surprise attack on Jin passes, Genghis Khan divided his forces into eastern and western columns into Jin territory, quickly taking Fuzhou and other places and breaking through the Great Wall line, thus erupting the full-scale Mongol–Jin war.

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