Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Al-Adil I

Battles of Al-Adil I

Ayyubid sultan of Egypt and Syria, brother of Saladin, 1145 to 1218

Al-Adil I is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1182 and 1197: 3 battles, 4 sieges and 1 naval action across 4 present-day countries, most in Israel (5), Saudi Arabia (1), Jordan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,033 km apart end to end, 290 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Crusades (4), Third Crusade (2), Crusade of 1197 (2).

Crusader raids on the Red SeaBattle of JaffaSiege of ToronSiege of KerakBattle of HattinConquest of JerusalemSiege of AcreBattle of ArsufSiege of KerakBattle of HattinConquest of JerusalemSiege of AcreBattle of ArsufBaghdadAlexandriaDamascusKuwait CityBeirutIsfahanShirazLuxorDohaMedina1000 km28.098N, 40.377E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1182: 1 engagements1183: 1 engagements1187: 2 engagements2 in 11871189: 1 engagements1191: 1 engagements1197: 2 engagements2 in 119711821197
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Crusader raids on the Red Sea, 1182Siege of Kerak, 1183Battle of Hattin, 1187Conquest of Jerusalem, 1187Siege of Acre, 1189Battle of Arsuf, 1191Battle of Jaffa, 1197Siege of Toron, 119711821197
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1182Crusader raids on the Red SeaArabian Peninsula, Saudi ArabiaAyyubid victory
October 1183Siege of KerakKerak Castle, Jordan1,365 km NWSiege lifted
3 July 1187Battle of HattinHorns of Hattin, Israel181 km NAyyubid victory
20 September 1187Conquest of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel115 km SAyyubid victory
28 August 1189Siege of AcreAcre, Israel128 km NCrusader victory
7 September 1191Battle of ArsufArsuf, Israel85 km SCrusader victory
1197Battle of JaffaJaffa, Israel17 km SAyyubid victory
1197Siege of ToronToron, Lebanon141 km NEAyyubid victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, CNG, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.