At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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In time
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Overview
The "Fragments of Gold" reports that the Franks besieged Damietta by land and sea in Rabi al-Awwal 647 AH, and took it without a blow or a thrust. 2
The sultan
Sultan al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub was at al-Mansura. He grew angry at the people of Damietta, and hanged sixty of its notables. Then he died on the night of the middle of Sha'ban, and his death was concealed for days. He sent his client Aqtay to the fortress of Kayfa, and brought forward his son Turan Shah. 2
The battle of al-Mansura
The battle took place in Dhu al-Qa'da. The Franks charged until they reached the sultan's vestibule, and the commander of the army, Fakhr al-Din ibn al-Shaykh, fought until he was killed. The Muslims were routed, then came back at the Franks, and a great number of them were killed. 2
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Malik al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub ibn al-Kamil
- Occurred at
- Damietta
People and things also explored
Battle of Mansura, 647· Death of al-Malik al-Adil and his sons' succession· Amr's Four Lieutenants Carry the Fustat Terms through Egypt· The Franks Take Damietta and the Founding of al-Mansura· جلاء الفرنج عن دمياط سنة 618· The Frankish siege of Damietta (564 AH)· The Franks appear in Syria and march on Egypt· Al-Salih Isma'il takes Damascus and al-Salih Ayyub takes Egypt in 637
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 245-246
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p.245-246
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islam.museum contributors. “The Fall of Damietta to the Franks, 647 AH”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/franks-damietta-647/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.