Siege of Tripoli (1271)
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The 1271 siege of Tripoli was initiated by the Mamluk ruler Baibars against the Frankish ruler of the Principality of Antioch and the County of Tripoli, Bohemond VI. It followed the dramatic fall of Antioch in 1268, and was an attempt by the Mamluks to completely destroy the Crusader states of Antioch and Tripoli.
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Part of Lord Edward's Crusade | |||||||
Baibars's siege of Bohemond VI in Tripoli was lifted in May 1271 when Edward I arrived in the Levant, starting the Ninth Crusade. | |||||||
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County of Tripoli | Mamluk Sultanate | ||||||
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Bohemond VI | Baybars | ||||||
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