Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Jebe

general serving under Genghis Khan, 1181 to 1225

Jebe is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1209 and 1223: 3 battles and 1 siege across 4 present-day countries, most in Kazakhstan (1), People's Republic of China (1), Uzbekistan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 10,660 km apart end to end, 3,553 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran (2), Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty (1), Mongol invasions and conquests (1).

Irghiz River skirmishBattle of YehulingSiege of SamarkandBattle of the Kalka RiverIrghiz River skirmishBattle of YehulingSiege of SamarkandBattle of the Kalka RiverTehranBaghdadChengduÜrümqiKabulTashkentDubaiNew Delhi2000 km43.952N, 76.106E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1209: 1 engagements1 in 12091211: 1 engagements1 in 12111220: 1 engagements1 in 12201223: 1 engagements1 in 122312091223
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Irghiz River skirmish, 1209Battle of Yehuling, 1211Siege of Samarkand, 1220Battle of the Kalka River, 122312091223
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1209Irghiz River skirmishIrgiz River, KazakhstanIndecisive
August 1211Battle of YehulingZhangjiakou, People's Republic of China4,157 km EMongol victory
1220Siege of SamarkandSamarkand, Uzbekistan3,997 km WMongol victory
31 May 1223Battle of the Kalka RiverKalchyk, Russia2,506 km NWMongol victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.