Battle of Elbistan (Mamluk Baibars vs Mongol Ilkhanate)

In April 15, 1277, the Mamluk forces complimented with bedouins auxilary under Sultan Baibars marched from Syria into the Mongol-Ilkhanate in Anatolia. Upon reaching Elbistan, Mamluks was confronted with the Mongols ilkhan forces totalling in equal size under General Tadaun, although the Mongol core forces were smaller than the Mamluk army, they were supplemented by Georgians contingent. Rûm-Seljuk forces under vizier Pervâne, vassal of the Ilkhanate, were pesent at the battlefield as Ilkhnate reserve, but at the height of the battle did not take part. Music : Adam Skorupa - Holy War to Come (Ancestors Legacy : Saladin’s Conquest) Sarah Schachner - Fight Theme (Assassin’s Creed Origins) Stephen Rippy - Canyon Of Death (Age of Empires: Definitive Edition)
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