Kirakos of Gandzak records a diplomatic mission conducted in expectation of this battle that resulted in Hethum I's alliance with the eventual losing side, to which he and his son-in-law contributed troops.
Kirakos of Gandzak records a diplomatic mission conducted in expectation of this battle that resulted in Hethum I's alliance with the eventual losing side, to which he and his son-in-law contributed troops. That alliance led to the Disaster of Mari six years after this battle, when Hethum's kingdom of Cilicia was overrun and that son-in-law, Bohemund VI, was thrown out of his principality of Antioch. (*) Alexander IV ordered the French crusaders in Acre to provide passive support for this battle's victor at the expense of the Nestorian Christian Kitbuqa. The victorious general at this battle used his victory to overthrow the ruler he served, Kutuz, and install himself as Sultan. For 10 points, name this 1260 battle at which the Egyptian Mameluks under Baibars halted westward expansion of the Mongol empire.
Kirakos of Gandzak records a diplomatic mission conducted in expectation of this battle that resulted in Hethum I's alliance with the eventual losing side, to which he and his son-in-law contributed troops.
Battle of Ayn Jalut