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Battle of al-Babein
| Battle of Al-Babein | |||||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||||
 Detail of a miniature of a battle between Amaury and Siracon (Shirkuh). | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Jerusalem | Zengid Dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Amalric I of Jerusalem |
Shirkuh Saladin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 374 knights, some horse archers and tens of thousands(10,000+) latin crusader [3][dubious – discuss] | 2,000[4][5] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 100 knights | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of al-Babein took place on March 18, 1167, during the third Crusader invasion of Egypt. King Amalric I of Jerusalem, and a Zengid army under Shirkuh, both hoped to take the control of Egypt over from the Fatimid Caliphate. Saladin served as Shirkuh’s highest-ranking officer in the battle. The result was a tactical draw between the forces, however the Crusaders failed to gain access to Egypt.
- ^ Ibn Esher El-Kamil fi't-Tarih, XI, p. 264-265
- ^ Steven Runciman, Crusades history, II, p. 312.
- ^ Şeşen, Ramazan (2018). Selâhaddin Eyyûbî Ve dönemi. p. 69. ISBN 9786059521796.
- ^ Yaacov Lēv: Saladin in Egypt, Leiden 1999, page 145.
- ^ Ali İbnü'l-Esîr. El-Kamil fi't-Tarih XI. pp. 325–326.
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