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Kitbuqa
Kitbuqa was a Mongol general of Naiman origin who served under Hulagu, founder of the Ilkhanate. He commanded the Mongol forces left in Syria after Hulagu withdrew, and was defeated and killed by the Mamluks at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260. The defeat halted Mongol expansion towards Egypt.
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