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Battle of Chakirmaut

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Battle of Chakirmaut
Part of the Uniting the Mongol confederations
Date1204
Location
Foot of Mount Naqu, Altai Mountains (Mongolia)
Result Temujin victory
Belligerents
Temujin's Mongols Jamukha's Mongols, Naimans, Merkits, Keraites
Commanders and leaders
Temujin Tayang Khan 
Kuchlug
Jamukha Executed
Strength
About 66,000 men[1] About 78,000
Casualties and losses
Low Heavy

The Battle of Chakirmaut was the concluding battle of Genghis Khan's unification of the Mongol tribes.[2][3] Temujin, as Genghis was then known, fought and defeated the combined forces of coalition of tribes led by the Naimans under Tayang Khan and his son Kuchlug and rival Khan claimant Jamukha. Tayang Khan died in battle, Kuchlug fled with a small force and Jamukha retreated but was later captured and executed.

References

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  1. ^ Mongol Warrior 1200–1350 Publisher: Osprey Publishing
  2. ^ Sverdrup 2017, p. 83.
  3. ^ May 2016, p. 79.

Sources

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  • May, Timothy (2016). The Mongol Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781610693400.
  • Sverdrup, Carl Fredrik (2017), The Mongol Conquests: The Military Operations of Genghis Khan and Sube'etei, Helion & Company Limited
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