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Siege of Mosul

Siege of Mosul was a siege conducted in 1261 at Mosul, in what is now Iraq; it ran into the following year. It was part of Mongol invasions of the Levant, which ran from 1260 to 1323. The recorded result: Mongol victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against Mosul garrison, and a 1,200–1,400-strong relief force.

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Siege of Mosul (1261–1262). Jami' al-tawarikh, Rashid al-Din.
Siege of Mosul (1261–1262). Jami' al-tawarikh, Rashid al-Din.. Sayf al-Vâhidî. Hérât. Afghanistan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1261ran into the following year
WhereMosul, Iraq36.333N, 43.133E
OutcomeMongol victory
BelligerentsIlkhanate (Mongol Empire)againstLuluid dynasty; Mamluk Sultanate
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 Mosul, 1261
13 placed engagements of Mongol invasions of the Levant in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1261 (year precision)
to June 1262
PlaceMosul, Iraq
36.333N, 43.133E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength10,000Mosul garrison, and a 1,200–1,400-strong relief force
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy
Commanders
  • Al-Salih Isma'il ibn Lu'lu'
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 612 BC and 1743.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1261

Siege of Mosul is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 206 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138037968, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Mosul (1261), revision 1370743704, 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.