battle, medieval

Battle of Pagan

Name: Battle of Pagan
Location: Myanmar

Battle of Pagan was a battle fought in 1287 in what is now Myanmar. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of First Mongol invasion of Burma, which ran from 1277 to 1287. The recorded result: See #Aftermath; Mongol advance halted; Collapse of the Pagan Empire. Recorded strength: 5,000–7,000 against 7,000–30,000.

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Fought1287

WhereMyanmar21.172N, 94.860E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSee #Aftermath; Mongol advance halted; Collapse of the Pagan Empire

BelligerentsPagan KingdomagainstYuan dynasty

Casualties and lossesModerateandHeavy

Part ofFirst Mongol invasion of Burma1277 to 1287

Record

Date	1287 (year precision)
Place	Myanmar 21.172N, 94.860E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	5,000–7,000	7,000–30,000
Casualties and losses	Moderate	Heavy
Commanders	Athinkhaya Yazathingyan Thihathu	Temür Khan

Placed at its recorded location; 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 Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations 1945, 27 km NE
Battle of Yenangyaung 1942, 75 km S
Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay 1945, 109 km E
Battle of Hill 170 1945, 188 km SW
Battle of Maymyo 1768, 192 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Bhamo 1283

Elsewhere in 1287

Battle of Pagan is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 34 in present-day Myanmar.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2744133, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pagan, revision 1370452612, 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.