Battle of Ain Jalut

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The Battle of Ain Jalut (1260) was a decisive clash in the Levant where the Mamluk Sultanate halted the westward expansion of the Mongol Empire, marking a turning point in Middle Eastern history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ain Jalood ⓘ
Battle of Ayn Jalut ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ain Jalut
associatedWith Baibars al-Bunduqdari ⓘ
linked to: Baibars

Kitbuqa Noyan ⓘ
Sultan Qutuz ⓘ
linked to: Qutuz
associatedWithDynasty Bahri Mamluks ⓘ
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate
belligerent Kingdom of Cilician Armenia (Mongol ally, indirectly involved) ⓘ
Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
Mongol Empire ⓘ
combatantStrength Mamluk army (estimated tens of thousands of troops) ⓘ
Mongol army (smaller contingent under Kitbuqa) ⓘ
commander Baibars ⓘ
Kitbuqa ⓘ
Qutuz ⓘ
consequence contributed to the survival of the Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
halted Mongol westward expansion into the Mamluk domains ⓘ
limited Mongol expansion in the Levant ⓘ
marked turning point in Middle Eastern history ⓘ
secured Mamluk control over Syria ⓘ
stopped Mongol advance toward Egypt ⓘ
date 1260-09-03 ⓘ
datePrecision day ⓘ
era 13th century ⓘ
Mongol expansion period ⓘ
followedBy Mamluk consolidation of Syria ⓘ
geographicalFeature Jezreel Valley ⓘ
spring of Ain Jalut ⓘ
hasTopic Mamluk–Mongol relations ⓘ
historicalSignificance demonstrated effectiveness of Mamluk military system ⓘ
first major defeat of the Mongol army in open battle in the Middle East ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Galilee ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region

Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Israel ⓘ
linked to: Palestine
location Ain Jalut ⓘ
notableTactic Mamluk feigned retreat ⓘ
use of heavy cavalry by both sides ⓘ
opponent Ilkhanate Mongols ⓘ
linked to: Mongol Ilkhanate

Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
partOf Mongol invasions of the Levant ⓘ
partOfConflict Mamluk–Mongol wars ⓘ
precededBy Mongol conquest of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
Mongol conquest of Damascus (1260) ⓘ
result Mamluk victory ⓘ
decisive Mamluk victory ⓘ
year 1260 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mamluk rulers of Egypt → notableBattle → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Mamluk Sultanate → notableEvent → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Mongol Ilkhanate → notableBattle → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Mongol conquests → hasPart → Mongol–Mamluk War ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ain Jalut
Baibars → battle → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Mamluk forces → battle → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Battle of Ain Jalut → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Ayn Jalut ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ain Jalut
Qutuz → battle → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Qutuz → afterEvent → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
al-Malik al-Zahir Baibars → battle → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
subject linked to: al-Malik al-Zahir
fall of Antioch in 1268 → follows → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Mamluk–Ilkhanid Wars → significantBattle → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Second Battle of Homs (1271) → precededBy → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Ain Jalut → hasEvent → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Ain Jalut → knownFor → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Kitbuqa → conflict → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Kitbuqa → capturedBy → Mamluk forces at Ain Jalut ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ain Jalut
Mongol conquest of Damascus (1260) → followedBy → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Kitbuqa Noyan → conflict → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Battle of Ain Jalood → alsoKnownAs → Battle of ʿAyn Jālūt ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ain Jalut
Battle of Ain Jalood → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ
Battle of Ain Jalood → place → Ayn Jalut ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ain Jalut
Bahri Mamluks → notableEvent → Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ