siege, notable, medieval
Siege of Zhongdu
Siege of Zhongdu was a siege conducted in 1215 at Beijing, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty, which ran from 1211 to 1234. The recorded result: Mongol Empire.
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Where it sits in the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty
Record
| Date | 1215 (year precision) to 1 June 1215 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Beijing, People's Republic of China 39.905N, 116.391E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Casualties and losses | Significant, mostly from disease | Heavy |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of the International Legations 1900, same recorded site
- Battle of Peking 1900, 0.6 km E
- Battle of Gaoliang River AD 979, 1.4 km E
- Marco Polo Bridge incident 1937, 16 km W
- Battle of Palikao 1860, 19 km E
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between AD 979 and 1900.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Yehuling August 1211
- After: Siege of Kaifeng (1232) 1232
- All 4 engagements of Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty
Elsewhere in 1215
- Battle of Lehola Estonia
- Battle of Riga Latvia
- Battle of the White Castle United Kingdom
- Battle of Loughor Castle United Kingdom
- Siege of Casale Montferrato Italy
Siege of Zhongdu is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q954923, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sieges of Zhongdu, revision 1382470351, 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.