Battle of Elbistan

Battle of Elbistan (aka Abulustayn and Abolustan)
Part of the Mamluk-Ilkhanid War
DateApril 15, 1277
Location
Elbistan (Abulustayn)
38°12′05″N 37°11′18″E / 38.2014°N 37.1883°E / 38.2014; 37.1883
Result Mamluk victory[1]
Belligerents

 Ilkhanate

 Mamluks Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Tuwadan †
Pervâne
Leo II
Demetrius II		 Baybars
Isa ibn Muhanna
Zayn al-Din Ahmad bin Hanna[2]
Strength
  • 11,000 Mongols[1]
  • 3,000 Georgians[1]
  • Unknown number of Rum Seljuk troops[1]
 14,000[3]
Casualties and losses
6,000–10,000 Mongols, 2,000 or more Georgians and Rum Seljuks[1][a] Relatively few[4]

On April 15, 1277, the Mamluk Sultan Baybars marched from Syria into the Mongol-dominated Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm and attacked the Mongol occupation force in the Battle of Elbistan (Abulustayn).[5] Upon reaching Elbistan with at least 10,000 horseman, Baibars made ready for battle with the Mongols, expecting them to be around 30,000. The Mongol forces were smaller but they were supported by Armenians, Georgians and Rum Seljuks that bolstered their numbers. The Mamluk army was led by Baybars and his Bedouin Arab general Isa ibn Muhanna and his Egyptian companionship vizier Zayn al-Din Ahmad bin Hanna.

  1. ^ a b c d e Mikaberidze 2011, p. 25.
  2. ^ al-Maqrizi Kitāb al-Sulūk li-Ma‘rifat Duwal al-Mulūk Part Two Page 105
  3. ^ a b Waterson 2007, p. 164.
  4. ^ a b Amitai-Preiss 1995, p. 174.
  5. ^ map of present day Elbistan


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