Fall of Beirut (1291)
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The Fall of Beirut (1291) was a key event in the final collapse of Crusader rule in the Levant, marking the Mamluk conquest of one of the last remaining Crusader-held coastal cities shortly after the loss of Acre.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mamluk–Crusader conflict
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin East NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broaderContext |
Muslim–Christian warfare in the eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
transition from Crusader to Mamluk dominance in the Levant ⓘ |
| conflict |
Crusades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mamluk–Crusader wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mamluk conquest of Sidon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mamluk conquest of Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Fall of Acre (1291)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Acre (1291) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Mamluk campaign to expel Crusaders from the Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mamluk victory at Acre ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of Mamluk control over the Levantine coast
ⓘ
end of Crusader rule in Beirut ⓘ further weakening of remaining Crusader coastal strongholds ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Beirut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| hasPart | Mamluk conquest of Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Crusader period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Outremer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryOutcome | decisive Mamluk victory ⓘ |
| opponent |
Crusader garrison of Beirut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mamluk forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Crusader states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem (residual coastal enclaves) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sultanate of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mamluk reconquest of the Crusader coastal cities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
final phase of the Crusader presence in the Holy Land ⓘ |
| pointInTime |
1291
ⓘ
late 13th century ⓘ |
| result |
Mamluk capture of Beirut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
expulsion of Latin Christian authorities from Beirut ⓘ integration of Beirut into the Mamluk administrative system ⓘ |
| significance |
key event in the final collapse of Crusader rule in the Levant
ⓘ
marked the loss of one of the last Crusader-held coastal cities ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a major Levantine port
ⓘ
denial of maritime bases to Western Crusaders ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | occurred shortly after the loss of Acre in 1291 ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack | siege and assault on fortified coastal city ⓘ |
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