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Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty.

Historical image related to Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty. from April 8, 1232

Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty

1211–1234 campaign in northern China

The Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty, also known as the Mongol–Jin War, was fought between the Mongol Empire and the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in Manchuria and North China. The war, which started in 1211, lasted over 23 years and ended with the complete conquest of the Jin…
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Mongol Empire

Empire in Eurasia

The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe, extending northward into the Arctic; east and southward into the Indian subcontinent,…
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Siege of Kaifeng (1232)

1232–33 battle of the Mongol-Jin War

In the siege of Kaifeng from 1232 to 1233, the Mongol Empire captured Kaifeng, the capital of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty. The Mongol Empire and the Jin dynasty had been at war for nearly two decades, beginning in 1211 after the Jin dynasty refused the Mongol offer to submit as…
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Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

Jurchen-led imperial dynasty of China

The Jin dynasty, officially known as the Great Jin, was a Jurchen-led imperial dynasty of China and empire ruled by the Wanyan clan that existed between 1115 and 1234. It is also often called the Jurchen dynasty or the Jurchen Jin after the ruling Jurchen people. At its peak,…
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April 8

Day of the year

April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 267 days remain until the end of the year.
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