battle, medieval

Battle of al-Kura

Name: Battle of al-Kura
Location: Nile Delta, Egypt

Battle of al-Kura was a battle fought in 1251 at Nile Delta, in what is now Egypt. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Nile Delta. The recorded result: Mamluk victory.

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Fought1251

WhereNile Delta, Egypt30.900N, 31.117E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeMamluk victory

BelligerentsAyyubids of SyriaagainstMamluks of Egypt

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date	1251 (year precision)
Place	Nile Delta, Egypt 30.900N, 31.117E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	An-Nasir Yusuf Al-Ashraf Musa, Emir of Homs Shams ad-Din Lu'lu al-Amini Al-Mansur II Muhammad	Aybak Faris al-Din Aktay Qutuz

Placed at Nile Delta; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Delta 1178 BC, same recorded site
Battle of the Nile 47 BC, same recorded site
Battle of Samanouth 1799, 14 km NE
Air Battle of El Mansoura 1973, 30 km NE
Battle of Mansurah 1250, 30 km NE

Elsewhere in 1251

Battle of Penrhos Castle United Kingdom

Battle of al-Kura is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125245989, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of al-Kura, revision 1378057878, 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.