Battle of Elbistan
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On April 15, 1277, the Mamluk Sultan Baybars marched from Syria into the Mongol-dominated Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm and attacked the Mongol occupation force in the Battle of Elbistan (Abulustayn).[5] Upon reaching Elbistan with at least 10,000 horseman, Baibars made ready for battle with the Mongols, expecting them to be around 30,000. The Mongol forces were smaller but they were supported by Armenians, Georgians and Rum Seljuks that bolstered their numbers. The Mamluk army was led by Baybars and his Bedouin Arab general Isa ibn Muhanna and his Egyptian companionship vizier Zayn al-Din Ahmad bin Hanna.
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Battle of Elbistan (aka Abulustayn and Abolustan) | |||||||
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Part of the Mamluk-Ilkhanid War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mamluk Sultanate | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Tuwadan † Pervâne Leo II Demetrius II |
Baybars Isa ibn Muhanna Zayn al-Din Ahmad bin Hanna[2] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
14,000[3]
Mongols[1] | 14,000[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
6,000-10,000 Mongols, 2,000 or more Georgians and Rum Seljuks[1][lower-alpha 1] | Relatively few[4] |
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