Battle of Yassıçemen

Battle of Yassıçemen
DateAugust 10–12, 1230
Location
Yassıçemen, between Sivas and Erzincan
Result Seljuk–Ayyubid victory
Belligerents
Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm
Ayyubid Sultanate
Cilician Armenia
Crusaders		 Khwarezm Shahs
Seljuk rebels
Empire of Trebizond
Commanders and leaders
Kayqubad I
Al-Ashraf		 Jalal al-Din Mangburni
Jahan Shah †
Strength

25,000–70,000

20,000+ Seljuk Sultanate of Rum soldier,
5,000–15,000+ Kurds		 10,000–40,000

The Battle of Yassıçemen was fought in Anatolia, in what is now Erzincan Province, Turkey in 1230.

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