The Ottoman forces numbered 53,000 men and were headed by the Sadrazam Raşid Pasha himself. Ibrahim's army was composed of less than a third of that number, 15,000 men.

XREF: Builds on the earlier claim at loc 251 about Egypt routing the Ottomans at Konya; this specific force disparity quantifies that watershed victory. Builds on: "Egypt's army decisively routed the Ottomans at the Battle of Konya."

Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed…, loc. 894