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Mamluk–Ilkhanate Border Clashes (1307)

Type Event Region Syria Time 1304–1307

After Ghazan Khan's death in 1304, his brother Öljaitü succeeded him; Mamluk and Ilkhanate forces remained hostile along the Euphrates, with raids an…

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  1. 1304–1307Euphrates frontier · Syria–Iraq frontierAfter succeeding in 1304, Öljaitü purged political opponents and consolidated Persian rule, maintaining an ideological posture of conquering Syria toward the Mamluks; clashes between outposts and nomadic tribes on both banks of the Euphrates were frequent, and both sides sent spies to monitor each other's concentrations.
  2. 1307Upper Euphrates frontier · Syria–Iraq frontierIn 1307, Mamluk frontier forces and Ilkhan vassal tribes engaged in several armed clashes and raids on the upper Euphrates; limited in scale but causing frontier casualties. At this time Öljaitü was busy with the conquest of Gilan and did not launch a full-scale invasion.

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