Siege of Damascus (1400)

Siege of Damascus
Part of Timurid-Mamluk wars

Timur defeating the Mamluk Sultan Nasir-ad-Din Faraj
DateDecember 1400 – March 1401
Location
Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate
(present day Syria)
Result Timurid victory
Belligerents
Timurid Empire Mamluk Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Timur Nasir-ad-Din Faraj
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 50,000 killed, 30,000 of them were burned.

The siege of Damascus (also known as the Sack of Damascus and the Capture of Damascus) was a major event in 1400–01 during the war between the Timurid Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate.

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