battle, medieval

Chem River Battle

Name: Chem River Battle
Location: Emba River, Kazakhstan

Chem River Battle was a battle fought in 1300 at Emba River, in what is now Kazakhstan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Emba River. It was part of the Mongol invasion of Central Asia, which ran from 1216 to 1221. The recorded result: Mongol victory. Recorded strength: Total unknown, over 2,000 against Unknown.

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Fought1300

WhereEmba River, Kazakhstan46.628N, 53.317E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeMongol victory

BelligerentsMongol Empire; Kingdom of QochoagainstMerkits; Qangli Kipchaks; Ölberli Kipchaks

Part ofMongol invasion of Central Asia1216 to 1221

Where it sits in the Mongol invasion of Central Asia

3 placed engagements of the Mongol invasion of Central Asia in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1300 (year precision)
Place	Emba River, Kazakhstan 46.628N, 53.317E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Total unknown, over 2,000	Unknown
Commanders	Jochi Subutai Taghachar (d. 1221) Jebe Barchuq Art Tegin

Placed at Emba River; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Alexander Fort 1919, 334 km SW
Siege of Fort Alexandrovskogo 1870, 334 km SW
Sack of Sarai (1502) 1420, 449 km W
Battle of the Terek River 1395, 571 km SW
Siege of Tarki 1831, 618 km SW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Kili 1299
All 3 engagements of Mongol invasion of Central Asia

Elsewhere in 1300

Chem River Battle is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 17 in present-day Kazakhstan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q136451000, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Chem River Battle, revision 1381752369, 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.