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Al-Ashraf Khalil

c. 1262–1293 · 13th century · Also known as al-Ashraf Salah ad-Din Khalil

Al-Ashraf Khalil was the Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria from 1290, son of Qalawun. In 1291 he besieged and stormed Acre, the last major stronghold of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, and the remaining Frankish towns on the coast were abandoned within months. He was murdered by his own emirs in 1293.

Al-Ashraf Khalil
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Kingdom of Jerusalem

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