Mongol conquest of Damascus (1260)

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battle event in the Mongol invasions of the Middle East military occupation

The Mongol conquest of Damascus in 1260 was a brief but pivotal occupation of the Syrian city by Hulagu Khan’s forces during their westward expansion, shortly before their advance was halted by the Mamluks.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mongol conquest of Damascus (1260) canonical 1
Mongol occupation of Damascus 1
Mongol occupation of Damascus (1299–1300) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in the Mongol invasions of the Middle East ⓘ
military occupation ⓘ
conflictType siege ⓘ
urban occupation ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Ain Jalut NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mamluk reoccupation of Damascus ⓘ
follows Mongol conquest of Aleppo (1260) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mongol sack of Baghdad (1258) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause Mongol campaign against remaining Muslim powers in the Middle East ⓘ
westward expansion of Hulagu Khan ⓘ
hasCommander Hulagu Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kitbuqa NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCountry Ayyubid Sultanate of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mongol Ilkhanate NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDuration brief occupation ⓘ
hasEffect contributed to Mamluk–Mongol rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ
end of Ayyubid rule in Damascus ⓘ
extension of Mongol power to central Syria ⓘ
provoked Mamluk military response ⓘ
temporary Mongol control of Damascus ⓘ
hasLocation Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant Armenian allies of the Mongols ⓘ
Ayyubid rulers of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Georgian allies of the Mongols ⓘ
Hulagu Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kitbuqa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mongol Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
local Syrian notables ⓘ
hasResult Mongol victory ⓘ
occupation of Damascus by Mongol forces ⓘ
submission of Damascus to Mongol authority ⓘ
opposedBy Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Mongol invasions of Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mongol invasions of the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ
campaigns of Hulagu Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
pointInTime 1260 ⓘ
politicalContext collapse of Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
decline of Ayyubid power in Syria ⓘ
religiousContext took place in a major Islamic city ⓘ
significantFor Mamluk–Mongol wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
history of Damascus ⓘ
history of Syria ⓘ
shift of regional power to the Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
temporalRelation shortly before the Battle of Ain Jalut ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Ain Jalut → precededBy → Mongol conquest of Damascus (1260) ⓘ
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar → followedBy → Mongol conquest of Damascus (1260) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mongol occupation of Damascus (1299–1300)
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar → ledTo → Mongol conquest of Damascus (1260) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mongol occupation of Damascus
Mongol invasion of the Middle East under Hülegü → conflict → Mongol conquest of Damascus (1260) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sack of Damascus (1260)