Fought Jamukha at Dalan Baljut
· Dalan Baljut, near the Onon River, Mongolia

Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Temüjin confronted his former blood brother Jamukha near the Onon River and suffered a major defeat, beginning a poorly documented period in his rise to power. Some reconstructions date the battle to 1193. The exact battlefield is unidentified; coordinates represent the central Onon valley.