Battle of al-Babein
Battle of al-Babein was a battle fought on 18 March 1167 at Giza, in what is now Egypt. It was part of Crusades, which ran from 1095 to 1291. The recorded result: Zengid victory. Recorded strength: 374 knights, some horse archers and tens of thousands (10,000+) Latin Crusader against 2,000.
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Fought 18 March 1167
Where Giza, Egypt 30.017N, 31.217E
Outcome Zengid victory
Belligerents Kingdom of Jerusalem against Zengid Dynasty
Casualties and losses 100+ knights and Unknown
Where it sits in Crusades First Siege of Arsuf 1099, 1099 Battle of Melitene, 1100 Battle of the Dog River, 1100 Siege of Caesarea Maritima, 1101 Siege of Tripoli, 1102 Battle of Jaffa, 1102 Siege of Acre, 1103 Siege of Edessa, 1104 Siege of Acre, 1104 Battle of Harran, 1104 Battle of Akkum, 1108 Battle of Turbessel, 1108 Siege of Beirut, 1110 Battle of Shaizar, 1111 Siege of Tyre, 1111 Battle of Al-Sannabra, 1113 Battle of Sarmin, 1115 Battle of Ager Sanguinis, 1119 Battle of Hab, 1119 Battle of Saruj, 1122 Battle of Gerger, 1123 Battle of Yibneh, 1123 Battle of Manbij, 1124 Siege of Aleppo, 1124 Battle of Azaz, 1125 Battle of Beirut, 1126 Battle of al-Atharib, 1130 Battle of Ceyhan River, 1130 Battle of Rafaniyya, 1133 Battle of Qinnasrin, 1135 Battle of Tripoli, 1137 Battle of Ba'rin, 1137 Battle of Teqoa, 1138 Siege of Aleppo, 1138 Siege of Shaizar, 1138 Siege of Edessa, 1144 Fall of Saruj, 1145 Siege of Edessa, 1146 Battle of Inab, 1149 Battle of Aintab, 1150 Siege of Ascalon, 1153 Siege of Paneas, 1157 Battle of Lake Huleh, 1157 Siege of Shaizar, 1157 Battle of Marash, 1161 Battle of al-Buqaia, 1163 Battle of Harim, 1164 Siege of Alexandria, 1167 Battle of al-Babein, 1167 Siege of Bilbeis, 1168 Siege of Damietta, 1169 Siege of Gaza, 1170 Siege of Ayla, 1171 Siege of Alexandria, 1174 Battle of Montgisard, 1177 Battle of Hama, 1178 Battle of Banias, 1179 Battle of Marj Ayyun, 1179 Battle of Jacob's Ford, 1179 Crusader raids on the Red Sea, 1182 Battle of Belvoir Castle, 1182 Battle of Al-Fule, 1183 Siege of Kerak, 1183 Battle of Cresson, 1187 Siege of Kerak, 1187 Siege of Tiberias, 1187 Battle of Hattin, 1187 Conquest of Jerusalem, 1187 Siege of Tyre, 1187 Siege of Belvoir Castle, 1187 Siege of Laodicea, 1188 Siege of Al-Shughur, 1188 Siege of Sahyun Castle, 1188 Siege of Trapessac, 1188 Siege of Safed, 1188 Battle of St. Matthew's Day, 1217 Battle of Lyndanisse, 1219 Battle of Lihula, 1220 Battle of Hama, 1230 Battle of Trapessac, 1237 Battle of the Ice, 1242 Siege of Jerusalem, 1244 Battle of Forbie, 1244 Battle of Jaffa, 1256 Fall of Haifa, 1265 Fall of Caesarea, 1265 Fall of Arsuf, 1265 Battle of the Orontes, 1265 Siege of Safed, 1266 Battle of Al-Ruways, 1266 Battle of Wesenberg, 1268 Fall of Jaffa, 1268 Fall of Beaufort Castle, 1268 Siege of Antioch, 1268 Fall of Krak des Chevaliers, 1271 Fall of Gibelacar, 1271 Fall of Montfort Castle, 1271 Siege of Margat, 1285 Fall of Tripoli, 1289 Siege of Acre, 1291 Fall of Ruad, 1302 Battle of Amorgos, 1312 Battle of Adramyttion, 1334 Battle of Megara, 1359 Battle of Tripoli, 1367 Battle of Rudau, 1370 Battle of Beirut, 1520 1099 1520 Battle of al-Babein, 1167 107 placed engagements of Crusades in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 18 March 1167 Place Giza, Egypt30.017N, 31.217E Kind Battle, medieval Strength 374 knights, some horse archers and tens of thousands (10,000+) Latin Crusader 2,000 Casualties and losses 100+ knights Unknown Commanders
Battle of al-Babein Battle of al-Babein Siege of Babylon Fortress Siege of Cairo Capture of Cairo Battle of the Pyramids Battle of Ghamra Siege of Babylon Fortress Battle of the Pyramids Alexandria El Faiyum Ismaïlia El Mansura Damanhûr Beni Suef Tanta Zagazig 100 km 30.017N, 31.217E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Nearest engagements
Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between AD 632 and 1801.
Battle of al-Babein is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872816 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of al-Babein , revision 1370597257, 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.
