DOCUMENTARY | Ghenghis outnumbered 10-1 | How the Mongols defeated the Jin Dynasty | Part 1

The Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) was a powerful empire in northern China. In 1211, the Mongols, led by Genghis Khan, launched a major invasion against the Jin Dynasty. This was the first major war between the Mongol horde and a major empire. The Jin army was defeated on multiple accounts, leaving northern China in disarray and allowing the Mongols to quickly assume control of the region. Although not even the Mongols could have known it at the time, this incursion marked the birth of a new era of bloodshed and terror amongst the majority of Eurasia’s major powers.