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Battle of Marj Ayyun

معركة مرج عيون

1179 CE · 575 AH† – 1179 CE · 575 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Draft card for the Battle of Marj Ayyun in 1179, Saladin's victory over the army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem; its sources are not yet checked on the page.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq
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117011801190
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

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Sources

  • al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir
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