Conquest of the Qara Khitai
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Was the Mongol conquest of the Qara Khitai.
Chronology
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January 1217: In 1216, after requesting Muhammad II of Khwarazm not to aid Kuchlug, Genghis Khan dispatched general Jebe with two tumens. The two armies traveled alongside each other through the Altai and Tarbagatai Mountains until arriving at Almaliq.
January 1217: In 1216, the Mongol general Jebe, also known as "The Arrow," conquered the city of Balasagun, which was the capital of the Qara Khitai. Jebe defeated a large army of 30,000 troops, forcing the Qara Khitai ruler Kuchlug to flee. This victory further expanded the territory of the Mongol Empire.
January 1219: Mongol general Jebe pursued Kuchlug, the ruler of Qara Khitai, across the Pamir Mountains into Badakhshan in modern Afghanistan. A group of hunters caught Kuchlug and handed him over to the Mongols, who promptly beheaded him. Qara Khitai was annexed to the Mongol Empire.
January 1211: The Uyghur state of Kara-Khoja was a vassal of the Qara Khitai, but in 1210, the Uyghur ruler of Kara-Khoja, Idiqut Barchuq appeared before the Khan to declare his allegiance to the Mongolians.
