Battle of Qatwan

When

16 Sep 1141

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

39.80° N, 66.90° E

Description

1141 battle in Central Asia

1141 Qara Khitai victory over the Seljuks

The Battle of Qatwan was fought in September 1141 between the Qara Khitai and the Seljuk Empire and its vassal-state the Kara-Khanid Khanate. The battle ended in a decisive defeat for the Seljuks, signaling the beginning of the end of the Great Seljuk Empire.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Qatwan: Yelü Dashi, founder of the Qara Khitai, defeats the Seljuk Empire and Kara-Khanid forces”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Katvan Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва на Катванской равнине”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “西喀喇汗國與葛邏祿人爆發衝突，西喀喇汗國可汗馬黑木二世與葛邏祿人分別向宗主國塞爾柱帝國蘇丹艾哈邁德·桑賈爾與西遼菊兒汗耶律大石求援，西遼與塞爾柱土耳其卡特萬之戰”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “カトワーンの戦い”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page