Mamluk invasions of Cilician Armenia

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The Mamluk invasions of Cilician Armenia were a series of 13th–14th century military campaigns by the Mamluk Sultanate that devastated the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia and ultimately led to its decline and fall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
war
belligerent Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia NERFINISHED
Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt NERFINISHED
causeOf destruction of Armenian fortresses in Cilicia
population decline in Cilician Armenia
territorial losses of Cilician Armenia
commandedBySide Mamluk sultans of Egypt NERFINISHED
conflictBetween Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia NERFINISHED
Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED
conflictType series of invasions
contributedTo end of independent Armenian rule in Cilicia
endTime 14th century
followedBy incorporation of Cilician territories into Mamluk domains
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
historicalRegion Levant NERFINISHED
impact decline of Cilician Armenian economy
displacement of Armenian population from Cilicia
weakening of Armenian political institutions in Cilicia
involved destruction of agricultural lands in Cilicia
raids into Armenian territory
sieges of Armenian fortresses
locatedIn Cilicia NERFINISHED
Cilician Armenia NERFINISHED
Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED
motivation control of trade routes in the Eastern Mediterranean
elimination of a Christian ally of the Crusader states
opponentOf Crusader states NERFINISHED
opposedBy Armenian kings of Cilicia NERFINISHED
partOf Mamluk–Armenian wars NERFINISHED
precededBy earlier conflicts between Ayyubids and Cilician Armenia
primaryAggressor Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED
relatedTo Crusades NERFINISHED
religiousContext Muslim–Christian conflict
result decline of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
devastation of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
fall of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
significance marked the effective end of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia as a regional power
startTime 13th century
target Armenian cities in Cilicia
Armenian strongholds in Cilicia

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Hethumid dynasty notableEvent Mamluk invasions of Cilician Armenia
Leo V of Armenia notableEvent Mamluk invasions of Cilician Armenia
this entity surface form: Fall of Sis to the Mamluks
Leo V of Armenia notableEvent Mamluk invasions of Cilician Armenia
this entity surface form: Mamluk conquest of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia