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The Mongols arrived at the walls of Kaifeng on April 8, 1232. The siege deprived the city of resources, and its residents were beset with famine and disease. Jin soldiers defended the city with fire lances and bombs of gunpowder, killing many Mongols and severely injuring others. The Jin dynasty tried to arrange a peace treaty, but the ...
The Jurchens used fire arrows against the Mongols during the defence of Kaifeng in 1232. The Mongols adopted this weapon in later conquests. [12] In 1233, after Emperor Aizong had abandoned Kaifeng and failed to raise a new army for himself in Hebei, he returned to Henan and established his base in Guide (present-day Anyang). Scattered Jin ...
In 1232 the Mongols besieged the Jin capital of Kaifeng and deployed gunpowder weapons along with other more conventional siege techniques such as building stockades, watchtowers, trenches, guardhouses, and forcing Chinese captives to haul supplies and fill moats. [12]
Ögedei Khan of the Mongol Empire renews the invasion of the Jin dynasty [67] 1231: Jin troops destroy a Mongol warship - earliest recorded use of thunder crash bombs [68] 1232: 8 April: Mongol siege of Kaifeng: Mongol general Subutai lays siege to Kaifeng - earliest recorded use of reusable fire lances [68] 1233: Emperor Aizong of Jin flees ...
The battle was fought in 9 February 1232 at the Sanfeng Mountain which is in the southwest of what is now the city Yuzhou in Henan Province, China. The battle resulted with a crushing Mongol victory, successfully planned and orchestrated by their general Subutai , and successfully wiped out the last field army of the Jin Dynasty, therefore ...
April 8 – Mongol–Jin War: The Mongol army led by Ögedei Khan and his brother Tolui begins the siege of Kaifeng, capital of the Chinese Jin dynasty. During the summer, the Jurchens try to end the siege by negotiating a peace treaty, but the assassination of a Mongol embassy makes further talks impossible. While the negotiations are going on ...
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Pages in category "Sieges involving the Mongol Empire" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Siege of Kaifeng (1232) Battle of Khunan ...