Siege of Tripoli (1271)

Siege of Tripoli
Part of Lord Edward's Crusade
Baibars's siege of Bohemond VI in Tripoli was lifted in May 1271 when Edward I arrived in the Levant, starting the Ninth Crusade.
Date 1271 Location County of Tripoli 34°25′59.999″N 35°49′59.999″E / 34.43333306°N 35.83333306°E / 34.43333306; 35.83333306 Result indecisive, Siege lifted
Belligerents
County of Tripoli	Mamluk Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Bohemond VI	Baybars
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The 1271 siege of Tripoli was initiated by the Mamluk ruler Baibars against the Frankish ruler of the Principality of Antioch and the County of Tripoli, Bohemond VI. It followed the dramatic fall of Antioch in 1268, and was an attempt by the Mamluks to completely destroy the Crusader states of Antioch and Tripoli.