Battle of Ngasaunggyan

Battle of Ngasaunggyan
Part of Mongol invasion of Burma
Date1277
Location
Ngasaunggyan (present-day Myazedi, Myanmar)
Result Yuan victory
Belligerents
Pagan Empire Yuan dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Narathihapate Khudu[1]
Strength
10,000+ plus more than 120 war elephants[2][page needed] 6,000–12,000 cavalry[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
Heavy[citation needed] Unknown

The Battle of Ngasaunggyan (Chinese: 牙嵩延之戰) was fought in 1277 between the Yuan dynasty of China and the Pagan Kingdom of Burma led by Narathihapate. The battle was initiated by Narathihapate, who invaded Yunnan, a province of the Yuan dynasty. Yuan defenders soundly defeated the Pagan forces.

  1. ^ d'Ohsson, Constantin Mouradgea (1940) [1834-35], Histoire des Mongols, depuis Tchinguiz-Khan jusqu'a Timour Bey, ou Tamerlan, Amsterdam: Les Freres Van Cleef
  2. ^ Man, John (2012), Kublai Khan : from Xanadu to superpower, London: Transworld, ISBN 9781446486153