What the records say
- When
- Nov 1272 – Dec 1272
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.02° N, 37.98° E
- Description
- 1272 siege
Siege of al-Bira (1272)
1272 Mongol siege of Mamluk fortress
The Siege of al-Bira in 1272 occurred when the Ilkhanid Mongols, under the command of Durbai Noyan, surrounded the strategic Mamluk frontier fortress of al-Bira. While the Mongols successfully surrounded the fortress, they were unable to capture it before Mamluk Sultan Baybars arrived with a relief army, forcing a Mongol retreat across the Euphrates River.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
The source
Nearby in time and place
- Second Battle of Sarvandik'ar1276 · Battle
- Battle of Elbistan18 Apr 1277 · Battle
- Battle of Mari31 Aug 1266 · Battle
- Siege of Aleppo25 Jan 1260 · Siege
- Siege of Antioch21 May 1268 · Siege
- Battle of the Orontes26 Nov 1265 · Battle
- An earthquake in Cilicia occurs in 1268 northeast of the city of Adana1268 · Earthquake
- Siege of Rumkale1292 · Siege