Back معركة مرج عيون Arabic مرج عیون دؤیوشو AZB মারজ আইয়ুনের যুদ্ধ Bengali/Bangla Batalla de Marj Ayyun Catalan جەنگی مەرج عەییون CKB Bitva u Mardž Ajjún Czech Batalla de Marjayoun Spanish نبرد مرج عیون Persian Bataille de Marj Ayoun French קרב מרג' עיון (1179) HE
| Battle of Marj Ayyun | |||||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||||
 Saladin the Victorious. Gustave Doré, XIX century | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Jerusalem  Knights Templar |
 Ayyubid Dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Baldwin IV of Jerusalem Raymond III of Tripoli Eudes de Saint-Amand (POW) |
 Saladin Sabek ad-Din[1] Ibn Jender Izz ad-din | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1,000 From the spear bearers [2] 30 000 (according to Muslim and Arab sources) | 800 Men Lightly Armed with Spears and Swords | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Heavy
| Light | ||||||
The Battle of Marj Ayyun was a military confrontation fought at Marj Ayyun near the Litani River (modern-day Lebanon) in June 1179 between the Kingdom of Jerusalem under Baldwin IV and the Ayyubid armies under the leadership of Saladin. It ended in a decisive victory for the Muslims and is considered the first in the long series of Islamic victories under Saladin against the Christians.[3] However, the Christian King, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, who was crippled by leprosy, was saved by his bodyguard and narrowly escaped capture.
- ^ "The Life of Saladin Behaudin Tekstualno | Saladin | Muhammad". Scribd.
- ^ a b Stevenson 1907, p. 221.
- ^ "Battle of Marj Ayyun, 1179 CE". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-06-13.