In 1260, the Mongols were at the height of their power. At this moment, a large Mongol army swept into Syria ready to crush the forces of the Mamluk Sultan Qutuz. In defiance, the Mamluk Sultan assembled his army, and prepared for a showdown at the Battle of Ain Jalut. Here, the Mamluks and the Mongols would decisively test one another in one of the truly remarkable battles of the Middle Ages.

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-Amitai-Preiss, Reuven - Mongols and Mamluks: The Mamluk-Īlkhānid War, 1260-1281, (Cambridge, 1995)
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