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Battle of Mohi

Battle of Mohi was a battle fought on 11 April 1241 at Muhi, in what is now Hungary. It was part of Mongol invasions and conquests, which ran from 1206 to 1337. The recorded result: Mongol victory.

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Esquema de la Batalla de Mohi.
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Fought11 April 1241
WhereMuhi, Hungary47.978N, 20.913E
OutcomeMongol victory
BelligerentsMongol EmpireagainstKingdom of Hungary; Kingdom of Croatia (1102–1526)
Casualties and lossesFew hundreds; Very heavyand~10,000 (contemporary sources); Most of the army
Part ofMongol invasions and conquests1206 to 1337

Where it sits in Mongol invasions and conquests

Siege of Multan, 1222Battle of the Kalka River, 1223Siege of Kuju, 1231Battle of Cheoin, 1232Battle of Legnica, 1241Battle of Mohi, 1241Siege of Lahore, 1241Siege of Gerdkuh, 1253Siege of Maymun-Diz, 1256Siege of Alamut, 1256Siege of Lambsar, 1256Capture of Damascus, 1260Siege of Aleppo, 1260Battle of Ain Jalut, 1260Siege of Mosul, 1261Siege of al-Bira, 1272Battle of Bun'ei, 1274Battle of Iki (1274), 1274Battle of Kōan, 1281Second Battle of Homs, 1281Battle of Sind, 1298Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar, 1299Capture of Damascus, 1300Battle of Aleppo, 1303Battle of Marj al-Saffar, 1303Battle of Amroha, 1305Battle of Ravi, 1306Siege of Anazarba, 1307Siege of Al-Rahba, 131212221312Battle of Mohi, 1241
30 placed engagements of Mongol invasions and conquests in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date11 April 1241
PlaceMuhi, Hungary
47.978N, 20.913E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength~15,000–30,000 cavalry (contemporary sources); Other estimations: 70,000; 50,000; 20,000; At least seven stone throwers80,000; 50,000; 25,000
Casualties and lossesFew hundreds; Very heavy~10,000 (contemporary sources); Most of the army
Commanders
  • Béla IV of Hungary
  • Coloman of Galicia-Lodomeria
  • Ugrin Csák (archbishop of Kalocsa)
  • Matthias Rátót
  • Frederick II, Duke of Austria
  • Denis Tomaj
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Mohi
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Mohi today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-07-02. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 105 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 128 m, 128 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 45% cropland, 19% grassland, 16% tree cover.

cropland: 45%grassland: 19%tree cover: 16%water: 15%built-up: 4%cropland 45%grassland 19%tree cover 16%water 15%built-up 4%
west to east, 10.0 km98 to 110 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 109 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

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Elsewhere in 1241

Battle of Mohi is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 121 in present-day Hungary.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q705874, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mohi, revision 1384069468, 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.