The Battle of Ain Jalut, 1260 by hadassah | Oct 6, 2008 | Bible and Beyond The Battle of Ain Jalut (or Ayn Jalut, in Arabic- عين جالوت, the “Eye of Goliath or the “Spring of Goliath”) took place on September 3, 1260 between the Egyptian Mamluks and the Mongols in Palestine. See also- The Campaign of Ain Jalut, 1260 (map)