Siege of Cairo

GPTKB entity

Statements (96)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath Mamluks control Egypt
Mamluk consolidation of power
gptkbp:alliance Mamluks and local factions
gptkbp:allies Mamluks and Bedouin tribes
gptkbp:casualties High on both sides
high civilian casualties
gptkbp:cause Ayyubid internal strife
Mamluk ambition
gptkbp:combat_history Foundation of Mamluk military tradition
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Ayyubid_Sultanate
gptkb:Mamluks
gptkbp:commemoration museums in Egypt
educational programs on Mamluk history
historical sites in Cairo
gptkbp:community_impact displacement of populations
gptkbp:cultural_exchange Influence on later Islamic architecture
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Mamluk art and literature
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Mamluk_Sultanate
influence on later military sieges
gptkbp:cultural_references depictions in literature
depictions in art
depictions in film
gptkbp:cultural_significance Islamic leadership transition
gptkbp:date 1250
May 1250
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Ayyubids and Crusaders
gptkbp:duration several months
approximately 3 months
gptkbp:economic_impact disruption of trade routes
Disruption of trade routes
gptkbp:election_result Establishment of Mamluk Sultanate
Mamluk Sultanate established
gptkbp:events gptkb:Battle_of_Mansourah
gptkb:Battle_of_Al-Mansurah
gptkbp:followed_by Mamluk Sultanate established
gptkbp:fortifications Cairo walls
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined by military historians
gptkbp:historical_context Mamluk rise to power
gptkbp:historical_documentation Various historical texts
gptkbp:historical_event Turning point in Egyptian history
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Sultan_Al-Malik_al-Salih
gptkb:Sultan_Baybars
gptkbp:historical_impact shift in power dynamics in the region
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Varied among historians
gptkbp:historical_legacy Mamluk architecture in Cairo
Mamluk military tactics
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked the decline of Ayyubid power.
gptkbp:historical_source Mamluk historical records
chronicles of Ibn al-Athir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Cairo
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Ayyubid_forces
Mamluk forces
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Rukn_al-Din_Baybars
gptkb:Al-Malik_al-Salih_Najm_ad-Din_Ayyub
gptkbp:led_to end of Ayyubid rule in Egypt
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future military tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:military_campaign Part of the larger conflict in the region
gptkbp:military_engagement Siege and counter-siege tactics
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Qutuz
gptkb:Baybars
Baybars and Qutuz
gptkbp:military_outcome Ayyubid defeat
gptkbp:military_strategy Encirclement tactics
gptkbp:military_technology Use of siege engines
gptkbp:modern_relevance study of medieval warfare
understanding of Mamluk history
gptkbp:narrative Chronicled by historians
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Sultan_al-Malik_al-Salih
gptkb:Rukn_al-Din_Baybars
gptkbp:occurs_in 1250
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Mamluk_Sultanate
gptkbp:political_impact Shift in power dynamics in the region
Control of Egypt
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:Battle_of_Ain_Jalut
gptkbp:primary_source Chronicles of the time
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Siege_of_Damietta
Mamluk campaigns in Syria
gptkbp:result Mamluk victory
gptkbp:resulted_in Mamluk victory
gptkbp:significance End of Ayyubid rule in Egypt
established Mamluk power
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of trade routes
control of Egypt
gptkbp:strategy Blockade
fortifications of Cairo
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:tactics_used gptkb:blockade
assault
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_Pyramids
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Pyramids
gptkb:Principality_of_Antioch
gptkb:Selim_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5