1) Literary character 
In The Song of Roland, Baligant is the Emir of Babylon (i.e., Damascus, not the Mesopotamian Babylon), who tries to aid the defense of Zaragoza (sometimes spelled `Saragossa`) from Charlemagne. He is sometimes described as a man from ancient times. He is killed in the ensuing battle. He comes to the aid of his vassal King Marsile (a.k.a. `Marsi......