Battle of Dongola | |||||||
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Part of the Egyptian-Makurian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Makuria | Egyptian Sultanate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Samamun of Makuria |
Izz al-Din al-Kawrani Izz al-Din Aidmar Sanjar al-Masrouri |
The Fourth battle of Dongola or the Second Conquest of Makuria (1287) was fought between the Egyptian Sultanate and the Kingdom of Makuria resulting in a decisive Egyptian victory, capturing the Makurian capital Dongola, forcing the king Samamun to flee and placing a puppet on the Makurian throne.[1][2][3][4]