battle, medieval

Fourth battle of Dongola

Name: Fourth battle of Dongola
Location: Old Dongola, Sudan

Fourth battle of Dongola was a battle fought in 1287 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.

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Fought1287

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

OutcomeMamluk victory

Belligerents18px Kingdom of MakuriaagainstMamluk Sultanate; Arab tribes of Sudan

Record

Date	1287 (year precision)
Place	Old Dongola, Sudan 18.223N, 30.744E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Territorial change	Mamluk occupation of Dongola
Commanders	Shamamun of Makuria	Izz al-Din al-Kawrani Izz al-Din Aidmar Sanjar al-Masruri

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 1287

Fourth 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 Q123989971, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Fourth battle of Dongola, revision 1383074014, 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.