Topic

Ngasaunggyan, Battle of

Subject Violence 1277 CE

The Battle of Ngasaunggyan, fought in 1277 between Kublai Khan's Mongol Yuan Dynasty of China, and their neighbors to the south, the Pagan Empire (in present-day Myanmar) led by Narathihapate, is initiated by Narathihapate, who invades the Yunnan province of China.

Mongol defenders soundly defeat the Pagan forces.