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At the Battle of Buir Lake, a Ming Chinese army led by general Lan Yu defeated the forces of Tögüs Temür, the Mongol khan of Northern Yuan.
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Battle of Buir Lake
1388 battle between Ming and Northern Yuan
The Battle of Buir Lake was fought between the Ming and Northern Yuan dynasties at the Buir Lake in 1388. The Ming army was led by General Lan Yu, who undertook the military campaign against the Northern Yuan horde led by Tögüs Temür. The Ming army defeated the Northern Yuan…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ming dynasty
Imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lan Yu (general)
Chinese general (d. 1393)
Lan Yu was a Chinese military leader and one of the most influential generals of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder and first emperor of the Ming dynasty. His exceptional military skills and the support of his relative, General Chang Yuchun, earned him a high-ranking position in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür
Emperor of Northern Yuan from 1378 to 1388
Uskhal Khan, also called the Last Lord of Northern Yuan or by his era name the Tianyuan Emperor, born Tögüs Temür, was an emperor of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1378 to 1388. He was the last powerful khagan of the Mongols until Dayan Khan.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mongols
East Asian ethnic group
Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and China, as well as the republics of Buryatia and Kalmykia in Russia. The Mongols are the principal member of the large family of Mongolic peoples. The Oirats and the Buryats are classified either as distinct…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Northern Yuan
Former empire in East Asia
The Northern Yuan was a dynastic state ruled by the Mongol Borjigin clan based in the Mongolian Plateau. It existed as a rump state after the collapse of the Yuan dynasty in 1368 and lasted until its conquest by the Jurchen-led Later Jin dynasty in 1635. The Northern Yuan…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)