Fall of Acre
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Islam, Muslims, Mosques
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Israel, Palestine
- Date: April, 1291
Article abstract: The fall of Acre marks the end of crusader rule in Palestine and Syria and the resumption of Muslim control.
Summary of Event
A riot in late August, 1290, between Muslims and newly arrived Italian crusaders— undisciplined, drunken, and disorderly—in the streets of Acre ended with the killing of a number of Muslims. As a consequence, Sultan Qāla’ūn of Egypt was convinced that the massacre broke the existing truce between Egypt and the already greatly contracted kingdom of Jerusalem and began to gather his army to finally...
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