Battle of al-Jassora | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mamluk Sultanate |
Sunqur al-Ashqar loyalists Arab tribes | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alam al-Din Sanjar Izz al-Din al-Afram |
Sunqur al-Ashqar Isa ibn Muhanna Shihab al-Din ibn Hajji | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~6,000 | ~14,000 |
The battle of al-Jassora (Egyptian Arabic: معركة الجسورة) took place on 18 June 1280 in the al-Jassora region in Syria between the Egyptian army led by Emir Alam al-Din Sanjar and a Levantine army led by Sunqur al-Ashqar, the ruler in the name of al-Malik al-Kamil, supported by the Arab princes Shihab al-Din ibn Hajji and Sharaf al-Din ibn Muhanna.[1][2][3]