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Siege of Aleppo

Siege of Aleppo was a siege conducted on 18 January 1260 at Aleppo, in what is now Syria; it lasted 6 days. It was part of Mongol invasions of the Levant, which ran from 1260 to 1323. The recorded result: Mongol victory; The Mongols captured Aleppo and the Ayyubids' remaining territories; Muslim and Jewish inhabitants slaughtered.

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Fought18 January 1260lasted 6 days
WhereAleppo, Syria36.198N, 37.163E
OutcomeMongol victory; The Mongols captured Aleppo and the Ayyubids' remaining territories; Muslim and Jewish inhabitants slaughtered
BelligerentsIlkhanate; Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia; Principality of AntiochagainstAyyubid dynasty; Muslim and Jewish inhabitants of Aleppo
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy
Part ofMongol invasions of the Levant1260 to 1323

Where it sits in Mongol invasions of the Levant

Mongol raids into Palestine, 1260Capture of Damascus, 1260Siege of Aleppo, 1260Battle of Ain Jalut, 1260Siege of Mosul, 1261Siege of al-Bira, 1272Second Battle of Homs, 1281Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar, 1299Capture of Damascus, 1300Battle of Aleppo, 1303Battle of Marj al-Saffar, 1303Siege of Anazarba, 1307Siege of Al-Rahba, 131212601312Siege of Aleppo, 1260
13 placed engagements of Mongol invasions of the Levant in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date18 January 1260
to 24 January 1260
PlaceAleppo, Syria
36.198N, 37.163E
KindSiege, medieval
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy
Commanders
  • Hulegu Khan
  • Hethum I
  • Bohemond VI of Antioch
  • Al-Mu'azzam Turanshah ibn Salah al-Din
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between AD 637 and 1981.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1260

Siege of Aleppo is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 139 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509797, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Aleppo (1260), revision 1385766094, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.