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Ilkhanate–Mamluk Diplomatic Negotiations

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1305

Around 1305 under Öljaitü, the Ilkhanate and Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt held multiple rounds of diplomacy to ease the long military standoff on the Sy…

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  1. 1305Damascus · SyriaÖljaitü dispatched envoys to the Mamluk court proposing a ceasefire and frontier arrangements. The Mamluks likewise sent back envoys, and both sides exchanged positions on the Syrian frontier situation and the security of trade routes.
  2. 1305Cairo · EgyptThe two sides could not resolve core disputes over Syria's sovereignty, the handling of Crusader remnants, and assertions of overlordship; no lasting peace treaty was concluded, but an intermittent diplomatic channel was established for later exchanges.

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