Battle of Ain Jalut — The Mongols Are Stopped
1260 CE · The Abbasid Caliphate & Golden Age
The Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, led by Baybars and Qutuz, defeats the Mongol army at Ain Jalut (Eye of Goliath) in Palestine — the first significant defeat of the Mongols in history. This battle saves North Africa, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula from Mongol conquest.