battle, medieval

Battle of Kherlen

Name: Battle of Kherlen
Location: Kherlen River, Mongolia

Battle of Kherlen was a battle fought in 1409 at Kherlen River, in what is now Mongolia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kherlen River. The recorded result: See aftermath. Recorded strength: Unknown against 1,000 cavalry.

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Fought1409

WhereKherlen River, Mongolia48.656N, 109.222E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSee aftermath

BelligerentsEastern MongolsagainstMing dynasty

Record

Date	1409 (year precision)
Place	Kherlen River, Mongolia 48.656N, 109.222E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	1,000 cavalry
Commanders	Öljei Temür Khan Arughtai	Qiu Fu

Placed at Kherlen 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 Buyur Lake 1388, 651 km E
Battles of Khalkhin Gol 1939, 702 km E
Battle of Nomonhan 1939, 713 km E
Battle of West Suiyuan 1940, 893 km S
Battle of Ulan Butung 1690, 936 km SE

Elsewhere in 1409

Battle of Sanluri Italy

Battle of Kherlen is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 10 in present-day Mongolia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871422, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kherlen, revision 1370445220, 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.