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Qutuz was a Turkic prince from Persia, [6] [7] [8] captured by the Mongols during the fall of the Khwarazmian dynasty c. 1231, he was taken to Damascus where he was sold to an Egyptian slave merchant who then sold him to Aybak, the Mamluk sultan in Cairo.
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Using hit-and-run tactics and a feigned retreat by Mamluk general Baibars, combined with a final flanking maneuver by Qutuz, the Mongol army was forced to retreat toward Bisan, after which the Mamluks led a final counterattack, which resulted in the deaths of many Mongols, including Kitbuqa himself.
- Territories captured by the Mongols are returned to the Mamluks.
With its army led by Qutuz, the Mamluks marched north to defeat a small Mongolian force at Gaza, then came up against a Mongol army of around 20,000 at Ain Jalut (Goliath’s Spring), so called because it was held to be the place where King David of Israel killed the Philistine warrior Goliath, as described in the book of Samuel. The Mongol ...
By 1260, when the Mongols began to threaten Egypt, the Bahri Dynasty was on its third Mamluk sultan, Saif ad-Din Qutuz. Ironically, Qutuz was Turkic (probably a Turkmen), and had become a Mamluk after he was captured and sold into enslavement by the Ilkhanate Mongols.
Dec 15, 2020 · Qutuz hid most of his forces in the highlands, and Baibars fought the Mongols with hit and run tactics in an attempt to bait them out. The fighting dragged out for hours with neither side...
Sep 3, 2022 · Ain Jalut, Baibars, Mamluk Dynasty, Mamluks, Mongols, Saif ad-Din Qutuz, Tartars. In the 13th century AD, the Mongols launched a massive attack against the Islamic world and spread terror and mayhem. The Islamic Khalifah was assassinated, and three-fourths of the Muslim countries, including the capital Baghdad, fell under the Mongol rule.
May 14, 2016 · Then he was moving forward, alone and headed for the heart of the battle. His men, seeing Qutuz himself bearing down upon the enemy, rallied behind the charge and stormed the broken side of the Mongolian army. In confusion and carnage, the once invincible Mongols turned and ran.
