Atlas of Battles

commander, 17 engagements

Battles of Baibars

Battles of Baibars

4th Sultan of Egypt from 1260 to 1277, 1228 to 1277

Baibars is recorded as a commander at 17 placed engagements in the atlas between 1250 and 1277: 8 battles and 9 sieges across 6 present-day countries, most in Israel (6), Turkey (4), Lebanon (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 7,736 km apart end to end, 484 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Crusades (9), Seventh Crusade (2), Mongol invasions of the Levant (2).

Fall of HaifaFall of CaesareaFall of ArsufFall of JaffaFall of Beaufort CastleSiege of AntiochFall of Krak des ChevaliersFall of GibelacarFall of Montfort CastleSiege of al-BiraBattle of DongolaBattle of ElbistanBattle of MansurahBattle of FariskurMongol invasions of the LevantBattle of Ain JalutBattle of MariBattle of MansurahBattle of FariskurMongol invasions of the LevantBattle of Ain JalutBattle of MariTehranAthensDubaiAnkaraJeddahMashhadTripoliKuwait CityTunisBaku2000 km28.212N, 34.361E
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1250: 2 engagements1260: 2 engagements1265: 3 engagements3 in 12651266: 1 engagements1268: 3 engagements3 in 12681271: 3 engagements3 in 12711272: 1 engagements1276: 1 engagements1277: 1 engagements12501277
17 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Mansurah, 1250Battle of Fariskur, 1250Mongol invasions of the Levant, 1260Battle of Ain Jalut, 1260Fall of Haifa, 1265Fall of Caesarea, 1265Fall of Arsuf, 1265Battle of Mari, 1266Fall of Jaffa, 1268Fall of Beaufort Castle, 1268Siege of Antioch, 1268Fall of Krak des Chevaliers, 1271Fall of Gibelacar, 1271Fall of Montfort Castle, 1271Siege of al-Bira, 1272Battle of Dongola, 1276Battle of Elbistan, 127712501277
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
8 February 1250Battle of MansurahMansoura, EgyptAyyubid victory
6 April 1250Battle of FariskurEgypt45 km NEAyyubid victory
1260Mongol invasions of the LevantLevant, Lebanon499 km NEMamluk victory
3 September 1260Battle of Ain JalutWell of Harod, Israel172 km SMamluk victory
1265Fall of HaifaHaifa, Israel45 km NWMamluk victory
26 January 1265Fall of CaesareaCaesarea, Israel34 km SMamluk victory
1265Fall of ArsufArsuf, Israel35 km SMamluk victory
24 August 1266Battle of MariTrapessac, Turkey503 km NMamluk victory
1268Fall of JaffaJaffa, Israel520 km SMamluk victory
4 April 1268Fall of Beaufort CastleBeaufort Castle, Lebanon159 km NEMamluk victory
14 May 1268Siege of AntiochAntioch, Turkey325 km NMamluk victory
3 March 1271Fall of Krak des ChevaliersKrak des Chevaliers, Syria161 km SMamluk victory
1271Fall of GibelacarGibelacar, Lebanon26 km SMamluk victory
8 June 1271Fall of Montfort CastleMontfort Castle, Israel189 km SWMamluk victory
October 1272Siege of al-BiraAl-Bireh, Turkey509 km NEMamluk victory
1276Battle of DongolaOld Dongola, Sudan2,207 km SMamluk victory
18 April 1277Battle of ElbistanElbistan, Turkey2,308 km NMamluk 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, Ahmed yousri elmamlouk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.