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The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Siege of Antioch.
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Principality of Antioch
Crusader state in the Levant from 1098 to 1268
The Principality of Antioch was one of the Crusader states created during the First Crusade which included parts of Anatolia and Syria. The principality was much smaller than the County of Edessa or the Kingdom of Jerusalem. It extended around the northeastern edge of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Crusader states
Christian states in the Levant, 1098–1291
The Crusader states, or Outremer, were four Catholic polities established in the Levant region and southeastern Anatolia from 1098 to 1291. Following the principles of feudalism, the foundation for these polities was laid by the First Crusade, which was proclaimed by the Latin…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mamluk Sultanate
State in Egypt, Hejaz and the Levant (1250–1517)
The Mamluk Sultanate, also known as Mamluk Egypt or the Mamluk Empire, was a state that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the Hejaz from the mid-13th to early 16th centuries, with Cairo as its capital. It was ruled by a military caste of mamluks headed by a sultan. The sultanate was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sultan
Noble title with several historical meanings
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Baybars
Sultan of Egypt and Syria from 1260 to 1277
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Siege of Antioch (1268)
Part of the Crusades
The siege of Antioch occurred in 1268 when the Mamluk Sultanate under Baibars finally succeeded in capturing the city of Antioch. Prior to the siege, the Crusader Principality was oblivious to the loss of the city, as demonstrated when Baibars sent negotiators to the leader of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)