Khwarazmian Remnants Active in the Levant

Name: Khwarazmian Remnants Active in the Levant
Start: 1240
End: 1249

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1240–1249

In the 1240s, exiled Turkic-Iranian cavalry remnants of fallen Khwarazm were hired by the Ayyubids in Syria and the Levant, fighting crusaders and ri…

Timeline

1240–1243Damascus · SyriaAfter the death of Khwarazm sultan Jalal al-Din, his commanders led the cavalry remnants into Syria, serving as mercenaries for the Ayyubid sultan and quartered around Damascus, becoming an important local military force.
1244–1247Jerusalem · PalestineIn 1244 the Khwarazmian remnants joined the Egyptian Ayyubid army to capture Jerusalem, taking many crusader knights prisoner and triggering the Seventh Crusade. The remnants thereafter clashed continuously with crusaders and local forces along the Gaza-Rafah line.

Sources

The Crusades: A History — Jonathan Riley-Smith (2005)
Ayyubids | Muslim dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ayyubid-dynasty