Siege of Mosul (1261)

Siege of Mosul (1261)
Part of Mamluk–Ilkhanid War

A Persian miniature depicting the siege of Mosul in 1261–63 from Rashid-al-Din
DateLate 1261 – July/August 1262
Location
Mosul, Jazira Region (modern-day Iraq)
36°20′N 43°08′E / 36.333°N 43.133°E / 36.333; 43.133
Result Ilkhanid victory
Belligerents
Ilkhanate Zengid dynasty
Mamluk Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Samdaghu Al-Salih Isma‘il 
Al-Barli
Strength
10,000 Mosul garrison, and a 1,200–1,400-strong relief force
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy
Location of the siege in modern-day Iraq

The Siege of Mosul was a siege that took place from late 1261 to July–August 1262, during the Mamluk–Ilkhanate War.

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