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First Battle of Homs

First Battle of Homs was a battle fought on 10 December 1260 at Homs, in what is now Syria. The recorded result: Mamluk victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 men against ~1,400 men.

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Hulagu and his wife Dokuz Kathun
Hulagu and his wife Dokuz Kathun. Rachid Ad-Din, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 December 1260
WhereHoms, Syria34.723N, 36.714E
OutcomeMamluk victory
BelligerentsIlkhanateagainstMamluk Egypt; Ayyubid emirate of Homs; Bedouins of Syria.
Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown

Record

Date10 December 1260
PlaceHoms, Syria
34.723N, 36.714E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength6,000 men~1,400 men
Casualties and lossesHeavyUnknown
Commanders
  • Al-Ashraf Musa, Emir of Homs
  • Al-Mansur II Muhammad
  • Al Fadl
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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 7 times between AD 253 and 1299.

Elsewhere in 1260

First Battle of Homs is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q939358, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Homs, revision 1383053581, 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.