battle, early modern

Battle of Jao Modo

Name: Battle of Jao Modo
Location: Mongolia

Battle of Jao Modo was a battle fought in 1696 at Mongolia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mongolia. It was part of the Dzungar–Qing Wars, which ran from 1688 to 1759. The recorded result: Qing victory. Recorded strength: 50,000 against 30,000.

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Fought1696

WhereMongolia46.000N, 105.000E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeQing victory

BelligerentsQing dynastyagainstDzungar Khanate

Casualties and losses2,000and8,000

Part ofDzungar–Qing Wars1688 to 1759

Where it sits in the Dzungar–Qing Wars

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Record

Date	1696 (year precision)
Place	Mongolia 46.000N, 105.000E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	50,000	30,000
Casualties and losses	2,000	8,000
Commanders	Kangxi Emperor	Galdan Boshugtu Khan Queen Anu

Placed at Mongolia; 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 West Suiyuan 1940, 788 km SE
Battle of Yehuling 1211, 953 km SE
Battle of Mayi 133 BC, 958 km SE
Battle of Buyur Lake 1388, 1011 km E
Battle of Pingxingguan 1937, 1040 km SE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Ulan Butung 3 September 1690
After: Battle of the Salween River 1718
All 3 engagements of Dzungar–Qing Wars

Elsewhere in 1696

Battle of Jao Modo is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 10 in present-day Mongolia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3874305, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jao Modo, revision 1370444089, 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.