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Crusades Siege of Tripoli Painting (1289).jpg The siege of
Tripoli by the Mamluks in 1289. Date March – April 1289 Location
Tripoli, present-day Lebanon Result Mamluk victory Tripoli taken
by Mamluks Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg Ayyubid Mamluks Armoiries
Tripoli.svg County of Tripoli Cross of the Knights Templar.svg
Knights Templar Cross of the Knights Hospitaller.svg Knights
Hospitaller Flag of Genoa.svg Republic of Genoa Commanders and
leaders Al Mansur Qalawun Lucia of Tripoli Godefroy de Vendac
Mathieu de Clermont Amalric of Tyre  The Fall of Tripoli was the
capture and destruction of the Crusader state, the County of
Tripoli (in what is modern-day Lebanon), by the Muslim Mamluks.
The battle occurred in 1289 and was an important event in the
Crusades, as it marked the capture of one of the few remaining
major possessions of the Crusaders.   The County of Tripoli,
though founded as a