battle, notable, medieval

Battle of Buyur Lake

Name: Battle of Buyur Lake
Location: Buir Lake, China

Battle of Buyur Lake was a battle fought in 1388 at Buir Lake, in what is now China. The recorded result: Ming victory. Recorded strength: 150,000 soldiers against Unknown.

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Fought1388

WhereBuir Lake, China48.100N, 118.000E

OutcomeMing victory

BelligerentsMing dynastyagainstNorthern Yuan dynasty

Casualties and lossesMinimaland80,000 captured

Record

Date	1388 (year precision)
Place	Buir Lake, China 48.100N, 118.000E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	150,000 soldiers	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Minimal	80,000 captured
Commanders	Hongwu Emperor Lan Yu (general)	Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battles of Khalkhin Gol 1939, 60 km SE
Battle of Nomonhan 1939, 67 km SE
Battle of Ulan Butung 1690, 635 km S
Siege of Changchun 1948, 726 km SE
Battle of Jinzhou 1948, 817 km S

Elsewhere in 1388

Battle of Bileća Bosnia and Herzegovina
Battle of Näfels Switzerland
Battle of Otterburn United Kingdom
Siege of Alinja Azerbaijan

Battle of Buyur Lake is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10297227, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Buir Lake, revision 1376558522, 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.