…in November lays siege to Lingwu, a …
Years: 1226 - 1226
…in November lays siege to Lingwu, a mere thirty kilometers from Yinchuan.
Here, in the Battle of Yellow River, Western Xia leads a counterattack with an estimated force of over three hundred thousand troops, engaging Mongol forces along the banks of the frozen river and canal systems.
The Mongols destroy the Western Xia troops, supposedly counting three hundred thousand bodies of Western Xia soldiers after the battle.
Locations
People
- Emperor Mozhu of Western Xia
- Emperor Shenzong of Western Xia
- Emperor Xianzong of Western Xia
- Genghis Khan
- Subutai
- Ögedei Khan
Groups
- Tanguts
- Jurchens
- Western Xia, or Tangut Kingdom
- Mongols
- Mongol Empire
- Jin Dynasty (Chin Empire), Jurchen
Topics
- Genghis Khan, Conquests of
- Mongol Conquests
- Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty
- Genghis Khan's Second War with the Xia Empire
