Draft:Battle of Balkh (1198)

in 1198 Baha al-Din Sam II seized balkh from Qara Khitai and read a Friday sermon in name of Ghurid sultan Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad[1], in response Yelü Zhilugu dispacthed a large army under Tayanguh (a military advisor)[2] they came to Ghurids land such as kurzaban, saraqan and the like in the winter in April 1198.[3][4]

Battle of Balkh
Part of Qara Khitai -Ghurid wars
Date1198
Location
Balkh modern day Afghanistan
Result decisive victory of Ghurids
Territorial
changes
Qara Khitai lost suzerainty of Balkh
Belligerents
Ghurid Empire Qara Khitai
Khwarazmian Empire
Kara-Khanid Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad
Husain ibn Kharmil
Baha al-Din Sam II
Muhammad ibn kharnak
Tayangu
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 12,000

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  4. ^ The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh. Part 3: The Years 589–629/1193–1231: The Ayyubids after Saladin and the Mongol Menace. Routledge. 22 April 2020. ISBN 978-1-351-89281-0.
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