Fourth battle of Dongola

Battle of Dongola
Date1287
Location
Dongola, in Makuria (Sudan)
Result Mamluk Sultanate victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Makuria

Mamluk Sultanate

Commanders and leaders
Samamun of Makuria Izz al-Din al-Kawrani
Izz al-Din Aidmar
Sanjar al-Masruri

The Fourth battle of Dongola or the Second Conquest of Makuria (1287) was fought between the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Kingdom of Makuria resulting in a decisive Mamluk victory, capturing the Makurian capital Dongola, forcing the king Samamun to flee and placing a puppet on the Makurian throne.

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