The Mongol raids into Palestine in 1300 were part of a broader set of conflicts between the Mongol Ilkhanate, under the leadership of Ghazan Khan, and the Mamluk Sultanate. This incursion followed an earlier Mongol invasion of Syria in 1299, when Ghazan's forces had temporarily taken Damascus after winning the Battle of Wadi al-Khazandar. This victory, however, did not secure lasting control, as the Mongols encountered logistical issues and had to retreat due to both Mamluk resistance and the limited grazing resources required to support their cavalry.
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- ^ "The conquest of Jerusalem by the Mongols was confirmed by Niccolo of Poggibonsi who noted (Libro d'Oltramare 1346-1350, ed. P. B. Bagatti (Jerusalem 1945), 53, 92)
- ^ "Mamluks and Mongols: Diplomacy and Warfare in the Eastern Mediterranean" edited by Charles Melville and Reuven Amitai
- ^ a b that the Mongols removed a gate from the Dome of the Rock and had it transferred to Damascus. Schein, 1991, p. 163
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