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Battle of Bình Lệ Nguyên

Battle of Bình Lệ Nguyên was a battle fought in 1258 at Bình Lệ Nguyên, in what is now Vietnam. It was part of Q18326286. The recorded result: Mongol victory; Trần Thái Tông and the Viet court abandoned capital Thang Long. Recorded strength: – against 13,000–25,000; Atwood: 3,000 Mongols and 10,000 Yunnanese; Taylor: 5,000 Mongols and 20,000 Yunnanese.

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Fought1258
WhereBình Lệ Nguyên, Vietnam21.467N, 105.750E
OutcomeMongol victory; Trần Thái Tông and the Viet court abandoned capital Thang Long.
BelligerentsĐại Việt (ruled by the Trần dynasty)againstMongol Empire
Part ofQ18326286

Record

Date1258 (year precision)
PlaceBình Lệ Nguyên, Vietnam
21.467N, 105.750E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength–13,000–25,000; Atwood: 3,000 Mongols and 10,000 Yunnanese; Taylor: 5,000 Mongols and 20,000 Yunnanese
Commanders
  • Trần Thái Tông
  • Lê Tần
  • Uriyangqadai
  • Chechegtu
  • Aju
  • Kaidu (Khongirad)
Battle of Bình Lệ NguyênBattle of Bình Lệ NguyênOperation Ivory CoastBattle of Cầu GiấyBattle of HanoiSiege of SongpingSiege of Đông QuanBattle of Cầu GiấyBattle of HanoiSiege of SongpingHaiphongThái NguyênNam ĐịnhHong GaiPingxiangLạng SơnYên BáiCao Bằng100 km21.467N, 105.750E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Bình Lệ Nguyên is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q89930532, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bình Lệ Nguyên, revision 1370435699, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.