Baibars

Connected Sites: 7

Definition
Baibars (1223 - July 1, 1277, Damascus), was a Mamluk Sultan of Egypt. He was one of the commanders of the forces which inflicted a devastating defeat on the Seventh Crusade of King Louis IX of France and he led the vanguard of the Egyptian army at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260, which marked the first substantial defeat of the Mongol army and is considered a turning point in history.

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Connected Sites

  • Old City of Acre
    Old City of Acre
    Israel
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.24
    158
    6
    besieged 1263
  • Crac des Chevaliers
    Crac des Chevaliers
    Syria
    Inscribed: 2006
    3.75
    66
    4
    In 1271 the fortress was captured by Mamluk Sultan Baibars on April 8 with the aid of heavy trebuchets and mangonels (wiki)
  • Aleppo
    Aleppo
    Syria
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.53
    68
    5
    occupied it in 1261
  • Qadisha Valley
    Qadisha Valley
    Lebanon
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.31
    65
    4
    At the end of the Crusades the Qadisha caves witnessed dramatic actions against their supporters, the Maronites. The Mameluk Sultans Baibars and Qalaoun led campaigns in 1268 and 1283 respectively against these fortress-caves and the surrounding villages. (AB ev)
  • Old City of Jerusalem
    Old City of Jerusalem
    Israel
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.36
    275
    12
    Baibars' emblem at the Lion's Gate
  • Historic Cairo
    Historic Cairo
    Egypt
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.66
    299
    11
    Baibars Mosque
  • Damascus
    Damascus
    Syria
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.89
    77
    5
    death 1277