battle, medieval

Battle of Dongola

Name: Battle of Dongola
Location: Old Dongola, Sudan

Battle of Dongola was a battle fought in 1276 at Old Dongola, in what is now Sudan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Old Dongola. The recorded result: Mamluk victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1276

WhereOld Dongola, Sudan18.223N, 30.744E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeMamluk victory

Belligerents20px| Kingdom of MakuriaagainstMamluk Sultanate; Banu Kanz; Bedouin auxilairies; Arab tribes of Sudan

Casualties and losses10,000 captured; many killedandUnknown

Record

Date	1276 (year precision)
Place	Old Dongola, Sudan 18.223N, 30.744E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	10,000 captured; many killed	Unknown
Commanders	David of Makuria	Baybars

Placed at Old Dongola; 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

Second battle of Dongola AD 652, same recorded site
Battle of Ginnis 1885, 290 km N
Battle of Abu Klea 1885, 304 km SE
Battle of Omdurman 1898, 333 km SE
Siege of Khartoum 1884, 347 km SE

Elsewhere in 1276

Battle of Alcoy Spain

Battle of Dongola is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 25 in present-day Sudan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q110192510, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dongola (1276), revision 1382963651, 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.