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Kitbugha Noyan

كتبغا نوين

c. 3 September 1260 CE · 15 Ramadan 658 AH

Baysan (Beisan)

Hulagu's lieutenant over Syria — installed in Damascus's citadel, took Baalbek and Nablus, held al-Nasir in his train; killed in the melee at Ayn Jalut with a company of Mongol amirs 1.

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Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Life in time

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abagha Khan · Abu Shama al-Dimashqi · Afif al-Din al-Tilimsani · Afif al-Din ibn Mazru' · Ahmad al-Badawi

In space

Baysan (Beisan)

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Place in the story

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    Overview

    Kitbugha Noyan, commander of the Tatars over Syria; he took up residence in the citadel of Damascus as Hulagu's lieutenant after its surrender, received Baalbek and its fortress, took Nablus and its districts by the sword, and al-Malik al-Nasir remained in his service for months. 1

    Ayn Jalut

    He was killed in the battle-line on the day of Ayn Jalut west of Baysan, on 15 Ramadan 658, with a company of the Mongol amirs. 2

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    Participated in
    The battle of Ayn Jalut and the defeat of the Tatars· Damascus submits to the Tatars, 658
    Died in
    Baysan (Beisan)

    People and things also explored

    The battle of Ayn Jalut and the defeat of the Tatars· Baysan (Beisan)· al-Malik al-Sa'id Hasan· al-Nasir, lord of Damascus· al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars· السلطان المظفر سيف الدين قطز المعزي· Damascus· Nablus

    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 298-299
    2. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 299
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    islam.museum contributors. “Kitbugha Noyan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kitbugha/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.

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    The battle of Ayn Jalut and the defeat of the Tatars

    In 658 the Tatars crossed the Euphrates, put Aleppo to the sword and reached Damascus; the Egyptians marched that Sha'ban, al-Muzaffar leading with Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari his shalish — they met the Tatars at Ayn Jalut on Friday 15 Ramadan and routed them utterly, the first great breaking of their tide. The rejoicing flew to Damascus; Baybars drove them beyond Aleppo — promised the city, then refused it — the germ of their falling-out.