Medieval era · 1232 – 1233
Siege of Kaifeng
In the siege of Kaifeng from 1232 to 1233, the Mongol Empire captured Kaifeng, the capital of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty. The Mongol Empire and the Jin dynasty had been at war for nearly two decades, beginning in 1211 after the Jin dynasty refused the Mongol offer to submit as a vassal. Ögedei Khan sent two armies to besiege Kaifeng, one led by himself, and the other by his brother Tolui.
- When
- 8 Apr 1232 – 26 Feb 1233
- Where
- Kaifeng
- Era
- Medieval
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