Continuation of the Ilkhanate–Mamluk War

Timeline

1. 1281–1285Homs · SyriaIn 1281 the Ilkhanate army was again defeated by the Mamluk Sultan Qalawun at Homs; thereafter neither side achieved a decisive breakthrough, and the frontier zones fell into prolonged attrition and intermittent conflict.
2. 1285Tabriz · IranAfter accession, Arghun abandoned Tekuder's policy of reconciliation with the Mamluks, actively reorganized the army and prepared for war around 1285, planning a new western expedition while beginning to seek military alliances with European states to attack the Mamluks from both sides.