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Kitbuqa

Type Figure Region Syria Time c. 1200–1260 Also known as Kitbuqa、Kitbuqa Noyan、Kitbogha、Kitbuka、怯的不花·诺颜

Kitbuqa (died 1260) was a Mongol commander under Hulegu, tasked with holding Syria in 1260 as governor of the Ilkhanate;…

Timeline

  1. 1260Damascus · DamascusAfter Hulegu returned east to Mongolia following his western campaign, Kitbuqa led roughly ten thousand Mongol troops garrisoning Syria, controlling Damascus and other areas and threatening the Mamluk regime in Egypt.
  2. 1260Ain Jalut · Jordan ValleyMamluk sultan Qutuz and Baybars led their army northward; Kitbuqa met them at Ain Jalut, where the Mongols were badly defeated, Kitbuqa was captured and executed, and the Mongol westward expansion was checked.

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