Battle of Elbistan

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Battle of Elbistan (aka Abulustayn and Abolustan)
	Part of the Mamluk-Ilkhanid War
Date	April 15, 1277
Location	Elbistan (Abulustayn)38.2014°N 37.1883°E
Result	Mamluk victory
Belligerents
Ilkhanate Armenia; Georgia; Sultanate of Rum;	Mamluk Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Tuwadan †; Pervâne; Leo II; Demetrius II	Baybars; Isa ibn Muhanna; Zayn al-Din Ahmad bin Hanna
Strength
14,000 11,000; Mongols 3,000 Georgians; Unknown number of Rum Seljuk troops;	14,000
Casualties and losses
6,000-10,000 Mongols, 2,000 or more Georgians and Rum Seljuks	Relatively few

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). 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.

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