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Battle of Aleppo

Battle of Aleppo was a battle fought in 1400 at Aleppo, in what is now Syria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Aleppo. It was part of Timurid conquests and invasions, which ran from 1369 to 1426. The recorded result: Timurid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 30,000–35,000.

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Fought1400
WhereAleppo, Syria36.200N, 37.160E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTimurid victory
BelligerentsTimurid EmpireagainstMamluk Sultanate
Casualties and lossesSmallandAlmost destroyed (civilians massacred after war)
Part ofTimurid conquests and invasions1369 to 1426

Where it sits in Timurid conquests and invasions

Battle of the Stone Bridge, 1363Battle of the Mire, 1365Siege of Balkh, 1370Siege of Urgench, 1379Siege of Herat, 1381Siege of Tbilisi, 1386Battle of Chapakchur, 1387Battle of Muş, 1387Siege of Isfahan, 1387Siege of Alinja, 1388Siege of Sirjan, 1393Battle of Qara-Derrah Pass, 1395Battle of Ushkudzhe, 1395Siege of Multan, 1398Siege of Bhatner, 1398Battle of Aleppo, 1400Siege of Damascus, 1400Siege of Baghdad, 1401Battle of Algami Canal, 1402Siege of Smyrna, 1402Siege of Birtvisi, 1403Battle of Nakhchivan, 1406Battle of Alashkert, 142113631421Battle of Aleppo, 1400
23 placed engagements of Timurid conquests and invasions in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1400 (year precision)
PlaceAleppo, Syria
36.200N, 37.160E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknown30,000–35,000
Casualties and lossesSmallAlmost destroyed (civilians massacred after war)
Commanders
  • An-Nasir Faraj
  • Al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh
Battle of AleppoBattle of AleppoSiege of AleppoSiege of AleppoSiege of AleppoSack of AleppoSiege of AleppoSiege of AleppoAdanaGaziantepŞanlıurfaHamahİskenderunAr RaqqahSamandagiKilis100 km36.200N, 37.160E
Placed at Aleppo; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Aleppo is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9172725, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Aleppo (1400), revision 1383912308, 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.