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Battle of Mari

Battle of Mari was a battle fought on 24 August 1266 at Trapessac, in what is now Turkey. The recorded result: Mamluk victory.

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The Mamluks defeat the Armenians at the disaster of Mari, in 1266.
The Mamluks defeat the Armenians at the disaster of Mari, in 1266.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 August 1266
WhereTrapessac, Turkey36.531N, 36.364E
OutcomeMamluk victory
BelligerentsArmenian Kingdom of CiliciaagainstMamluk Sultanate of Egypt
Casualties and lossesHeavy casualties,; thousands of Armenians were massacred and 40,000 enslavedandUnknown

Record

Date24 August 1266
PlaceTrapessac, Turkey
36.531N, 36.364E
KindBattle, medieval
Casualties and lossesHeavy casualties,; thousands of Armenians were massacred and 40,000 enslavedUnknown
Commanders
  • Leo II, King of Armenia
  • Baybars
  • Al-Mansur Ali
  • Al-Mansur Qalawun
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Elsewhere in 1266

Battle of Mari is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2571558, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mari, revision 1374171506, 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.