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May 15, 2024 · The Mamluk sultan Baibars had been the scourge of the Christians throughout the later years of the Crusades and was the undisputed leader of the Muslim world. After the Siege of Baghdad in 1258, Cairo became the center of Islamic culture but lacked a caliph, the supreme religious leader.
- 1291–1399
- Rise of the Ottomans, decline of Mamluks, Mongols
- Levant, Baltic, Iberia, Italy, Northern Africa
- Hospitallers, Teutonic Knights successful, Templars destroyed
May 9, 2024 · Lions' Gate ( Hebrew: שער האריות, romanized : Sha'ar ha-Arayot, lit. 'Lions' Gate', Arabic: باب الأسباط, romanized : Bab al-Asbat, lit. 'Gate of the Tribes'), also St Stephen's Gate, is one of the seven open Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It leads into the Muslim Quarter of the Old City.
- St Stephen's Gate, Bab Sitti Maryam (lit. 'Gate of My Lady Mary')
- 1538/9 (AH 945)
- 2012
4 days ago · Baybars seized the throne to become the fourth Mamlük sultan. Baybars's ambition was to emulate Saladin, the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, in the holy war against the crusaders in Syria. As...
- 11 min
- Muhammad Arslan
May 2, 2024 · The Mamluk sultan of Egypt, Baibars, laid siege to the Krak des Chevaliers on March 3 of that year, after having conquered other Christian castles in the area. The siege weapons of Baibars were of no use against this great fortress.
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May 3, 2024 · Edward I, King of England thwarts an attempt at his life by an Assassin and kills the attacker. The assassin likely was sent by the Mamluk Sultan Baibars, in order to remove his opposition to a 10-year truce with the Christian states at Jerusalem. 19th-century depiction by Gustave Doré. Infiltration and Espionage
5 days ago · With the fall of Acre, the Crusader States, including the Kingdom of Jerusalem, are absorbed into the Mamluk Sultanate. 18 May 1291. Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Middle East, falls to the Mamluks. Explore the timline of Crusader States.
