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Battle of Ain Jalut

Battle of Ain Jalut was a battle fought on 3 September 1260 at Well of Harod, in what is now Israel. It was part of Mongol invasions and conquests, which ran from 1206 to 1337. The recorded result: Mamluk victory.

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A map of the campaign leading to the Battle of Ain Jalut, in 1260 CE.
A map of the campaign leading to the Battle of Ain Jalut, in 1260 CE.. MapMaster, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 September 1260
WhereWell of Harod, Israel32.550N, 35.357E
OutcomeMamluk victory
BelligerentsMamluk SultanateagainstIlkhanate; Cilician Armenia; Kingdom of Georgia
Part ofMongol invasions and conquests1206 to 1337

Where it sits in Mongol invasions and conquests

Siege of Multan, 1222Battle of the Kalka River, 1223Siege of Kuju, 1231Battle of Cheoin, 1232Battle of Legnica, 1241Battle of Mohi, 1241Siege of Lahore, 1241Siege of Gerdkuh, 1253Siege of Maymun-Diz, 1256Siege of Alamut, 1256Siege of Lambsar, 1256Capture of Damascus, 1260Siege of Aleppo, 1260Battle of Ain Jalut, 1260Siege of Mosul, 1261Siege of al-Bira, 1272Battle of Bun'ei, 1274Battle of Iki (1274), 1274Battle of Kōan, 1281Second Battle of Homs, 1281Battle of Sind, 1298Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar, 1299Capture of Damascus, 1300Battle of Aleppo, 1303Battle of Marj al-Saffar, 1303Battle of Amroha, 1305Battle of Ravi, 1306Siege of Anazarba, 1307Siege of Al-Rahba, 131212221312Battle of Ain Jalut, 1260
30 placed engagements of Mongol invasions and conquests in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 September 1260
PlaceWell of Harod, Israel
32.550N, 35.357E
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changeThe Mongols withdraw from the Levant and cede occupied territories to the Mamluk Sultanate
Commanders
  • Kitbuqa
  • Al-Ashraf Musa, Emir of Homs
Battle of Ain JalutBattle of Ain JalutBattle of Mount TaborBattle of Al-FuleBattle of JeninBattle of Mount TaborSiege of Mount TaborBattle of Al-FuleBattle of JeninBattle of Mount TaborTel AvivDamascusAmmanJerusalemGaza CityNablusAs SuwaydaAl Qunaytirah100 km32.550N, 35.357E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Ain Jalut
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Ain Jalut today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-09-26. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about -20 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -79 to 497 m, 576 m of relief, steep country and today it is 39% cropland, 26% grassland, 19% tree cover.

cropland: 39%grassland: 26%tree cover: 19%built-up: 7%shrubland: 6%water: 2%cropland 39%grassland 26%tree cover 19%built-up 7%shrubland 6%
west to east, 10.0 km-66 to 91 mnorth to south, 10.0 km-24 to 364 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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Elsewhere in 1260

Battle of Ain Jalut is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 152 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q244356, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ain Jalut, revision 1384228069, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.