battle, medieval

Battle of Cairo

Name: Battle of Cairo
Location: Cairo, Egypt

Battle of Cairo was a battle fought in 1367 at Cairo, in what is now Egypt. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cairo. The recorded result: Victory of al-Ashraf Sha'ban.

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Fought1367

WhereCairo, Egypt30.044N, 31.236E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeVictory of al-Ashraf Sha'ban

BelligerentsMamluk rebels; Supported by:Khalil ibn QawsunagainstMamluk Sultanate

Record

Date	1367 (year precision)
Place	Cairo, Egypt 30.044N, 31.236E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Al-Ashraf Sha'ban

Placed at Cairo; 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

Siege of Cairo 1801, 1.3 km N
Capture of Cairo 1517, 3.1 km NW
Battle of al-Babein 1167, 3.6 km SW
Siege of Babylon Fortress AD 640, 4.3 km S
Battle of Ghamra AD 632, 4.4 km NE

Elsewhere in 1367

Battle of Cairo is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q124201592, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cairo (1367), revision 1370108404, 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.