Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty

The war in which the Mongol Empire destroyed the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in northern China, ending in 1234.

Siege of Kaifeng: The Mongol siege that captured the Jin capital in 1233 after a prolonged encirclement. The fall of Kaifeng shattered the Jin court before the dynasty's final resistance.
Mongol–Jin War: The prolonged conflict between the Mongol Empire and Jin dynasty, fought from the early thirteenth century until 1234. This broader war began before the final campaign and frames the Jin dynasty's gradual collapse.
Genghis Khan: The Mongol ruler who founded the Mongol Empire and initiated its war against the Jin dynasty. He began the invasion and established the strategic pressure that his successors continued.
Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty: The Mongol campaigns that ended the Southern Song dynasty in 1279. After Jin's destruction, Mongol forces could concentrate on conquering the Southern Song.
Siege of Zhongdu: The Mongol siege that captured the Jin capital, now Beijing, in 1215. Its capture began the loss of Jin territory that preceded the dynasty's final destruction.
Mongol conquest of the Western Xia: The Mongol campaigns that destroyed the Tangut-led Western Xia state in 1227. The conquest secured the Mongols' western flank before the decisive campaigns against Jin.
Ögedei Khan: The second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, ruling from 1229 to 1241. He directed the renewed campaign that brought about the Jin dynasty's destruction.
Yuan dynasty: The Mongol dynasty that ruled China from 1271 to 1368, founded by Kublai Khan. The Jin conquest was an early stage in the eventual establishment of Mongol rule over China.
Mongol siege warfare: Mongol methods of attacking fortified cities, combining mobility, engineering, and recruited specialists. Sieges let Mongol armies overcome fortified Jin cities they could not bypass indefinitely.
Jurchen people: A Tungusic-speaking people of Manchuria who founded the Jin dynasty in northern China. Jurchen rule and military institutions defined the state the Mongols sought to destroy.

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