After the Mamluk victories over Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 and Albistan in 1277 , the Il-khan Abaqa sent Sending his brother Möngke Temur at the head of a large army which numbered about 40-50,000 men , chiefly Armenians under Leo II and Georgians under Demetrius II .

Möngke Temur was wounded Bodily_harm and fled Escaping , followed by his disorganized army .