battle, medieval

Battle of the Blacks

Name: Battle of the Blacks
Location: Cairo, Egypt

Battle of the Blacks was a battle fought in 1169 at Cairo, in what is now Egypt. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cairo. The recorded result: Victory for Saladin's forces. Recorded strength: 50,000 against Unknown.

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Fought1169

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

OutcomeVictory for Saladin's forces

BelligerentsFatimid rebelsagainstSaladin's Syrian forces

Casualties and lossesArmy annihilatedandHeavy

Record

Date	1169 (year precision) to 1169
Place	Cairo, Egypt 30.044N, 31.236E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	50,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Army annihilated	Heavy
Commanders	Saladin Turan-Shah

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 1169

Battle of the Blacks is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q110664544, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Blacks, revision 1370277627, 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.