First Mongol Invasion of Korea

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Was the first of a series of military invasion of Korea by the Mongol Empire.

Chronology

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October 1231: Kuju is besieged by the Mongols.

January 1232: In 1231, Ögedei Khan ordered the invasion of Korea. The Mongol army crossed the Yalu river and quickly secured the surrender of the border town of Uiju.

January 1232: In 1231, the Mongols, led by Genghis Khan's grandson Batu Khan, captured the territory of Anju. This conquest was part of the Mongol Empire's expansion into the Korean Peninsula and China, solidifying their control over the region.

February 1232: The Mongols were forced to retreat from Kuju.

June 1232: Mongol General Saritai began withdrawing his main force from Korea in the spring of 1232.