Defeated at Khalakhaljid Sands
· Khalakhaljid Sands, Mount Mauo, Mongolia

Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Temüjin fought Toghrul's Kereit forces at Khalakhaljid Sands. The comprehensive defeat forced him to withdraw with a small remnant of followers. The historical battlefield's modern identification is uncertain; coordinates are representative of the proposed eastern Mongolian region.