Battle of al-Kura

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Battle of al-Kura
Date 2 February 1251 Location al-Kura, al-Salihiyya town, eastern edge of the Nile Delta, Egypt Result Mamluk victory
Belligerents
Ayyubids of Syria	Mamluks of Egypt
Commanders and leaders
An-Nasir Yusuf  (WIA) Al-Ashraf Musa  (POW) Shams ad-Din Lu'lu al-Amini   Al-Mansur II Muhammad	Aybak Faris al-Din Aktay Husam ad-Din Lu'lu
Units involved
Nasiriyya Mamluks Aziziyya Mamluks	Bahriyya Mamluks Jamdariyya Mamluks Mu'izziyya Mamluks
Casualties and losses
unknown Treason of the Ayyubid Mamluks	unknown

The Battle of al-Kura (Egyptian Arabic: معركة الكورة) was a military clash in medieval Egypt between an army of the Mamluks ruling Egypt and an army of the Ayyubids ruling Syria. The battle occurred on February 2, 1251, on a stretch of land called al-Kura, near the town of al-Salihiyya on the eastern edge of the Nile Delta.