Battle of Jao Modo

Battle of Jao Modo (Zuunmod)
Part of Dzungar–Qing War

Kangxi Emperor en route to attack the Dzungar Khan, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, in 1696..
Date12 June 1696
Location
Zuunmod, southwest of Ulaanbaatar, modern-day Mongolia
Result Qing victory
Belligerents
Qing dynasty Qing dynasty Dzungar Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Kangxi Emperor
Sun Sike (Sun Ssu-k'o)[1]		 Galdan Boshugtu Khan
Strength
50,000[2] 30,000[2]
Casualties and losses
2,000 8,000
Map showing the Dzungar-Qing wars with the location of Jao Modo

The Battle of Jao Modo (Mongolian: Зуунмод-Тэрэлжийн тулалдаан; Chinese: 昭莫多之戰; pinyin: zhāo mò duō zhī zhàn) also known as the Battle of Zuunmod (literally "Battle of the Hundred Trees"), was fought on June 12, 1696, on the banks of the upper Terelj river[3] 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of the modern-day Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. A Dzungar-Mongol army under the command of Galdan Boshugtu Khan was defeated by Qing armies personally led by the Kangxi Emperor. This decisive Qing victory in the early stages of the Dzungar–Qing Wars (1687–1758) effectively incorporated Khalkha Mongolia under Qing rule and relegated Dzungar Mongol forces to Inner Asia until they were finally defeated in 1758.

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  3. ^ Martha, Avery (2003). The Tea Road: China and Russia Meet Across the Steppe. 五洲传播出版社. p. 110. ISBN 7508503805.