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Mamluks and Crusader Remnants

Type Event Region Levant Time 1330–1340

After the fall of Acre in 1291, the land-based Crusader states of the Levant had perished, but in the 1330s the Mamluks still faced maritime and fron…

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  1. 1330–1335Tripoli (Levant) · LebanonAfter the fall of Acre, the Mamluks controlled most of Syria, but Latin forces withdrew to Cyprus and Rhodes. In the 1330s the frontier was characterized by sea raids, port blockades, and diplomatic maneuvering rather than large-scale land conquest.
  2. 1335–1340Cyprus · CyprusMamluk fleets and Syrian coastal garrisons continuously harassed Cypriot ports and Hospitaller shipping, preventing Latin forces from returning to the Levantine interior. The Kingdom of Cyprus still claimed the title of King of Jerusalem but lacked the strength to recover lost lands.
  3. 1335–1340Cilicia · CiliciaThe Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, a surviving Christian polity from the Crusader era, faced pressure on both sides in the 1330s from the Mamluks and the rising Turkish beyliks, with intermittent frontier conflicts.

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