Battle of Kherlen

For other battles at Kerulen (Kherlen), see Yongle Emperor's campaigns against the Mongols.
Battle of Kherlen
Date23 September 1409
Location
North of Kherlen River, west of Onohu
Result Eastern Mongol victory
Belligerents
Eastern Mongols Ming China
Commanders and leaders
Bunyashiri
Arughtai		 Qiu Fu †
Wang Cong †
Qoryocin †
Wang Zhong †
Li Yuan †
Strength
Unknown 1,000 cavalry[1]

The Battle of Kherlen (Chinese: 臚朐河之戰) took place between the Eastern Mongols and Ming China at the banks of Kherlen River (Kerulen) in the Mongolian Plateau on 23 September 1409.[2]

  1. ^ Rossabi, Morris (1998). "The Ming and Inner Asia". In Twitchett, Dennis; Mote, Frederick W. (eds.). The Cambridge History of China, Volume 8: The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Part 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-521-24333-9. The actual engagement between Ch'iu Fu and the Eastern Mongols involved, as recounted in the Ming chronicles, only 1,000 Ming cavalry, a less impressive but perhaps, more credible number.
  2. ^ Tsai, Shih-Shan Henry (2001). Perpetual Happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle. University of Washington Press. p. 167.