Battle of Mari
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The Battle of Mari, also called the Disaster of Mari, was a battle between the Egyptians of the Mamluk Sultanate and the Armenians of Cilician Armenia on 24 August 24 1266.
The Mamluks killed one of Hetoum I's sons (fallen, right) and captured another (the future king Leo II, middle).
Baybars
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Al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari, commonly known as Baibars or Baybars and nicknamed Abu al-Futuh, was the fourth Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria, ruling from 1260 to 1277. He is n
Battle of Mari
…between the Egyptians of the Mamluk Sultanate and the Armenians of Cilician Armenia on 24 August 24 1266. The conflict started when the Mamluk Sultan Baybars, seeking to take advantage of the weakened Mongol domination, sent an army to Cilicia and demanded that Hethum I of Armenia abandon his allegiance to…
A probable near-contemporary depiction of Sultan Baybars: enthroned ruler and attendants in the Baptistère de Saint Louis (1320–1340).
Bridge built by Baybars near modern Lod, with an inscription from 1273 glorifying the sultan and depicting his emblem, the lion/panther
Gold coin minted under Baybars, with an Arabic inscription and an image of a panther or lion below it
Possible depiction of king David of Makuria on a wallpainting from Old Dongola