Battle of Mohi

Asia
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Battle of Mohi
	Part of the First Mongol invasion of Hungary
Date	11 April 1241
Location	Sajó River, near Muhi, Hungary47°58′40″N 20°54′47″E
Result	Mongol victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Hungary ; Kingdom of Croatia; Knights Templar Minor belligerent: ; Duchy of Austria	Mongol Empire
Commanders and leaders
Béla IV of Hungary ; Coloman of Slavonia (DOW); Ugrin Csák †; Matthias Rátót †; Frederick II of Austria; Denis Tomaj †; Rembald de Voczon	Batu Khan; Subutai; Shiban; Berke; Boroldai; Bakatu †
Units involved
Infantry; Knights Templar; Crossbowmen; Light cavalry	Horse archers; Horse lancers; Stone throwers; Possibly Chinese firearm units and other gunpowder units
Strength
80,000; 50,000; 25,000	~15,000–30,000 cavalry (contemporary sources); Other estimations:; 70,000; 50,000; 20,000 At least seven stone throwers
Casualties and losses
~10,000 (contemporary sources); Most of the army	Few hundreds; Very heavy
	Location within Hungary

The Battle of Mohi (11 April 1241), also known as Battle of the Sajó River or Battle of the Tisza River, was the main battle between the Mongol Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary during the Mongol invasion of Europe. It took place at Muhi (then Mohi), southwest of the Sajó River. The battle resulted in a victory for the Mongols, who destroyed the Hungarian Royal army.

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