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* [[April 15]] – [[Battle of Elbistan]]: A Mamluk army (some 14,000 men) under Sultan [[ |
* [[April 15]] – [[Battle of Elbistan]]: A Mamluk army (some 14,000 men) under Egyptian Sultan [[Baybars]] marches from [[Syria]] into the Mongol-dominated [[Sultanate of Rum]] and attacks the Mongol occupation force at [[Elbistan]]. Baybars, with at least 10,000 horsemen, defeats and overwhelms the Mongol forces. After the battle, the Egyptian forces marched unopposed to [[Kayseri]] in the heart of [[Anatolia]] in triumph and enters the city on [[April 23]].Amitai-Preiss, Reuven (1995). ''Mongols and Mamluks: The Mamluk-Illkhanid War, 1260–1281'', p. 174. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. {{ISBN|978-0-521-46226-6}}. |
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==== Asia ==== |
==== Asia ==== |
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